Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - 07:48 By United World Wrestling Press
TIRANA, Albania (October 26) -- The U23 World Championships kicked off in Tirana, Albania on Monday. After Greco-Roman action and Women's Wrestling, Freestyle began on Friday with five weight classes. On Saturday, the final five weight classes in action are 57kg, 65kg, 70kg, 79kg, and 97kg.
Friday, January 9, 2026 - 11:31 By United World Wrestling Press
Saeid ESMAEILI (IRI) was the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics at 67kg in Greco-Roman. A year later in 2025, he added the world title to his name, his first at the senior level, to be among one of the best Greco wrestler currently.
The 22-year-old is also a U17 and U20 world champion and has wins over all top wrestlers of his weight class including Olympic champion Luis ORTA (CUB) and two-time world silver medalist Hasrat JAFAROV (AZE).
Watch all matches of Esmaeili from early days to him becoming a world champion in Zagreb in 2025.
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