According to IRIB News, Fars Center, Gholamreza Farrokhi tonight, in the final bout of the 82-kilogram class of the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships, defeated Saricicek of Turkey 5-1 and brought home the Iranian team's first gold medal.

Yesterday, after a bye in the first round, Farrokhi in the second round defeated Levai of Hungary, the world silver medalist, 6-0 by technical fall.

Continuing on, he defeated Bradu of Moldova 9-0 and reached the semifinals.

At this stage, Farrokhi won against Gadzhiev of Russia by a score of 3-3.

The 2025 world championship gold, the 2025 World Hopes (U23) gold and the Asian championships silver are among Gholamreza Farrokhi's honors.

The 2026 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships are under way in Astana, Kazakhstan, and Mohammad Mehdi Keshtkar, the Darabi wrestler of the Iranian team, will step onto the mat tomorrow morning in the 63-kilogram class of these competitions.

Source: IRIB News