U.S. State Department calls for Iran to halt execution of wrestler Saleh Mohammadi as coach documents regime killing over 30 ...

A longtime critic of the Iranian regime and the former head of the rogue nation’s national wrestling team are urging sports organizations to ban Iran from competitions just weeks after Tehran executed ...

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran has lifted a ban on U.S. wrestlers, allowing them to take part in the Freestyle World Cup later this month in the Iranian city of Kermanshah, Iranian media reported. The Sunday ...

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WRESTLER Saleh Mohammadi has been sentenced to execution for murder. The champion fighter has been sentenced to death despite reports claiming he has an alibi”. The Iranian star, 19, was ...

Iran will send a skilled, credentialed roster of 12 athletes—three in men’s freestyle, nine in Greco-Roman—to the 2026 Muhamet Malo tournament in Tirana, Albania.

Iran is looking to join wrestling's major powers to stop the elimination of the ancient sport from the 2020 Olympics. Mohammad Aliabadi, the head of Iran's National Committee of Olympic, is quoted by ...

The Iranian wrestlers won three gold medals and four bronzes in the even held at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia, Tehran Times reported. Iran won the title with 125 points, followed by Uzbekistan ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Thursday expressed concern for the welfare of Iranian athletes amid the country's escalating unrest, saying it remains in contact with Iran's ...