Iranian heavyweight wrestler misses Albania ranking tournament
Iran’s heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler will miss the Albania ranking tournament due to an injury.
According to ISNA, the second ranking competition of the United World Wrestling (UWW) in 2026 for Greco-Roman wrestling will be held from February 27 to 29 in Tirana, Albania, ISNA wrote.
Fardin Hedayati, Iran’s 130kg Greco-Roman wrestler and the main rival of Amin Mirzazadeh for a spot on the national team, was initially scheduled to participate in the tournament. However, due to an injury sustained during training, he will not be able to travel with the Iranian wrestling team to the competition.
Hedayati had a successful 2025, winning gold medals at both the World U23 Championships and the Islamic Solidarity Games.
The Iranian wrestlers participating in the tournament are as follows: 63kg: Ali Hajivand, 72kg: Mohammadjavad Rezaei and Hojat Rezaei, 77kg: Amir Abdi and Alireza Abdoli, 82kg: Mohammadamin Hosseini, 87kg: Jamal Esmaeili, 97kg: Amirreza Moradian