Astana:Iran's Greco-Roman wrestling team celebrated a successful opening day at the World Wrestling Championships in Astana, securing four medals across the first four weight classes. The team clinched one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal on Sunday.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Gholamreza Farokhi emerged victorious in the 82kg category, capturing the gold medal by defeating Turkey's Saricicek 5-1 in the final. Farokhi's path to the final included wins over Hungary's Zoltan Levai (6-0, pin), Moldova's Mihail Bradu (9-0), and Russia's Gadzhiev (3-3).

In the 55kg category, Payam Ahmadi claimed the silver medal. Ahmadi triumphed over America's Nouri (10-1), India's Lalit (9-0), and Kazakhstan's Iskhar Kurbayev (7-1) before losing 3-1 to Azerbaijan's world champion Eldaniz Azizli in the final.

Ali Ahmadvafa also took silver in the 60kg category, despite leading 7-1 against Japan's Koto Gomi in the final. He was pinned, resulting in a second-place finish. Prior to the final, Ahmadvafa defeated Germany's Abdolmohammad Papi (9-1), Romania's Rezvan Arnat (8-0), and Uzbekistan's Alisher Ganiev (8-3).

Ali Esko earned a bronze medal in the 77kg category. His victories included matches against Lithuania's Cepauskas (11-0), Kyrgyzstan's Yrysbek Maksatbek uulu (12-1), and Hungary's Robert Fritsch (5-1). Esko lost 2-0 to Azerbaijan's Sanan Suleymanov in the semifinal but secured the bronze by defeating Uzbekistan's Nekibov 4-3 in the bronze-medal bout.

The competition is set to continue on Monday with the remaining Greco-Roman weight classes.