Zagreb: First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has praised the victory of Iran’s National Greco-Roman Wrestling Team in the 2025 World Wrestling Championships underway in Zagreb, Croatia. This great honor is not merely a sports victory, but a clear sign of the capability of the faithful and determined Iranian youth, Aref said.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, the glorious championship of Iran’s national Greco-Roman wrestling team in the world competitions once again gifted pride and happiness to the Iranian nation and added another golden page to the illustrious history of sports in Iran. Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestling team secured the world championship title with one day of competition still to go.

The team’s current haul includes gold medals for Gholamreza Farrokhi (82 kg) and Amin Mirzazadeh (130 kg), as well as a silver medal from Payam Ahmadi (55 kg). Mohammad-Hadi Saravi, the 2024 Olympic champion, Saeid Esmaeili, and Alireza Mohmadi will have a chance to add to the medal count in the 97 kg, 67 kg, and 87 kg categories Saturday night.

The Greco-Roman wrestling team first became world champions at the 2014 World Championships in Uzbekistan. Recently, Iran’s freestyle team captured the title after a 12-year absence from the top spot. The team has won the World Championship five times, with victories in 1961, 1965, 1998, 2002, and 2013.