The United States won three of the six freestyle gold medals on offer, as action concluded today at the United World Wrestling Ranking Series event in Rome.
Iran’s Mohammadhossein Mohammadian produced an immense performance in taking the freestyle 97 kilograms title on day three of the United World Wrestling Ranking Series event in Rome.
The seven gold medals awarded on day two of the United World Wrestling Ranking Series event in Rome were spread between as many countries.
Nikoloz Kakhelashvili of Italy triumphed at the United World Wrestling Ranking Series event in Rome.
Italy's Frank Chamizo, Viktor Lorincz of Hungary and Tamyra Mensah of the United States have been named United World Wrestling (UWW) Wrestlers of the Year for 2019 in the Greco-Roman, freestyle and women's categories, respectively.
World Championship bronze medallist Zelimkhan Khadjiev has been provisionally suspended following a positive drug test.
Cuban wrestling great Gustavo Rolle Fernández has passed away at the age of 78.
Russian freestyle wrestler Abdulrashid Sadulaev has been suspended for four months after failing to adhere to a ban on wearing non-national team outfits during an award ceremony at this year's World Championships.
Japanese wrestling legend Kaori Icho has ended her bid for an unprecedented fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal at Tokyo 2020.
United World Wrestling (UWW) has been criticised by the Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation (IRIWF) and the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NOCIRI) for postponing the Greco-Roman World Cup in Tehran in response to "current instability" in the host country.
Hosts Japan eased to a 7-3 victory over the United States to secure the gold medal at the United World Wrestling Women's World Cup in Narita.
Japan and the United States will meet in the final of the United World Wrestling Women's World Cup after both teams topped their groups in Narita.
Japanese Olympic champion Risako Kawai will headline the United World Wrestling (UWW) Women's World Cup in Narita.
Iran's Mohammadreza Abdolhamid Geraei beat Azerbaijan’s Sanan Suleymanov in the 72 kilograms final to earn his country a third and final Greco-Roman gold medal on the last day of the United World Wrestling Under-23 World Championships in Budapest.
Iran won two of the five titles up for grabs as the first Greco-Roman medals were awarded today at the United World Wrestling Under-23 World Championships in Budapest.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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