Iran named Top Greco-Roman Team of 2025
Iran was named the Top Greco-Roman Team of 2025 by United World Wrestling.
The recognition came after Iran completed a clean sweep of four world team titles across all age groups over the past 12 months.
A prolific international season saw Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers medal in 29 of the 40 possible weight categories, collecting 10 golds, six silvers, and 13 bronzes.
Iran won a single gold through Amirsam Mohammadi (92kg) at July’s U17 World Championships in Athens, but one silver and four bronze medals helped the country claim its fourth successive team title with 125 points – seven clear of second-placed Uzbekistan.
The Iranian Greco-Roman team again managed only one gold at the U20 World Championships in August, with lightweight prodigy Payam Ahmadi claiming the top prize in the 55kg class. Two additional silver and bronze medals apiece saw the wrestling powerhouse lift a fourth consecutive team trophy in Samokov, Bulgaria.
The pinnacle of Iran’s international season came at September’s Senior World Championships in Zagreb, where a remarkable haul of four golds, along with two silvers and two bronzes, led Iran to only its second team title – and first since 2014 – in the history of the competition.
Reigning Olympic gold medalists Saeid Esmaeili (67kg) and Mohammad-Hadi Saravi (97kg), alongside defending champion Amin Mirzazadeh and debutant Gholamreza Farrokhi (82kg), captured gold in their respective categories. Meanwhile, Ahmadi and Alireza Mohamadi settled for silver in the 55kg and 87kg events, respectively.
Mohammad-Mahdi Keshtkar (63kg) and Danial Sohrabi (72kg) added two bronze medals as Hassan Rangraz’s 10-man squad dominated the team standings with a record-breaking 180 points – 91 clear of runners-up Azerbaijan.
At the U23 World Championships in October in Novi Sad, Serbia, Farrokhi once again struck gold after moving up to the 87kg class, joining Iman Mohammadi (72kg) and Fardin Hedayati (130kg) atop the podium to spearhead Iran’s title-winning campaign.
Sajjad Abbaspour claimed silver in the 60kg category, while Ahmadreza Mohsennejad (67kg) and Abolfazl Mohammadi (82kg) secured bronze medals, as Iran topped the team standings with 143 points and lifted its fourth Greco-Roman trophy since the competition’s introduction in 2017.
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling continued its dominance at the Asian Championships and the Islamic Solidarity Games. After winning a sixth Asian title in seven editions – courtesy of five golds and three silvers – in March, Iran capped off the international season with an emphatic showing at the Islamic Solidarity Games in November, collecting four golds, one silver, and one bronze across six divisions in Riyadh.