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Yazdani Charati Takes Over Top Ranking in Freestyle

Thursday, March 8, 2018 - 14:36 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY (March 8) -- Olympic champion Hassan YAZDANI CHARATI (IRI), fresh off winning a gold medal at the Asian Championships in Bishkek, takes over the No.1 ranking at 86kg in freestyle. 



Mongolia has four No.1-ranked wrestlers in freestyle, which is more than any other nation. Top-ranked Mongolians in freestyle include Tsogbadrakh TSEVEENSUREN (57kg), Mandakhnaran GANZORIG (74kg), Turtogtokh LUVSANDORJ (92kg) and Zolboo NATSAGSUREN (125kg).

Other top-ranked wrestlers in freestyle include Abbos RAKHMONOV (UZB) at 61kg, Daulet NIYAZBEKOV (KAZ) at 65kg, Ogbonna JOHN (NGR) at 70kg, Rashid KURBANOV (UZB) at 79kg and Magomed IBRAGIMOV (UZB).

Winners of the Ranking Series events each received 8 points, plus an additional point for ever entry in their bracket. Placement points (plus number entries) were also awarded to the rest of the top five finishers: runner-up (6), bronze (4) and fifth place (2).

Points will be automatically uploaded on the UWW homepage following the conclusion of all Ranking Series events, continental and world championships.

In case of a points tie between two or more athletes, the following will determine the highest ranked individual:

-              Highest number of participation in the ranking events*
-              Highest number of Gold Medals in the ranking events*
-              Highest number of Silver Medals in the ranking events*
-              Highest number of Bronze Medals in the ranking events*
-              The most classification points in the ranking events*
-              The most match won by superiority in the ranking events*
-              The most technical points scored in the ranking events*

* Continental Championship and UWW Select Ranking Events of the concerned year.

Should top seeded athletes not participate in the Senior World Championships or Olympic Games the same criteria will be applied to determine which athletes move into the seeding for the event.

57kg
1. Tsogbadrakh TSEVEENSUREN (MGL) // 32 Points
2. Kumsong KANG (PRK) // 26 Points
3. Makhmudjon SHAVKATOV (UZB) // 24 Points
4. Zhandos ISMAILOV (KAZ) // 22 Points
5. Toshihiro HASEGAWA (JPN) // 22 Points

61kg
1. Abbos RAKHMONOV (UZB) // 32 Points
2. Nurislam (Artas) // SANAYEV (SANAA) // (KAZ) // 24 Points
3. Kazuya KOYANAGI (JPN) // 22 Points
4. Ulukbek ZHOLDOSHBEKOV (KGZ) // 20 Points
5. Adama DIATTA (SEN) // 19 Points

65kg 
1. Daulet NIYAZBEKOV (KAZ) // 26 Points
2. Daichi TAKATANI (JPN) // 24 Points
3. Temurjon USMONOHUNOV (UZB) // 22 Points
4. Bajrang BAJRANG (IND) // 22 Points
5. Amas DANIEL (NGR) // 21 Points

70kg
1. Ogbonna Emmanuel JOHN (NGR) // 24 Points
2. Ikhtiyor NAVRUZOV (UZB) // 24 Points
3. Amr Reda Ramadan HUSSEN (EGY) // 22 Points
4. Seungbong LEE (KOR) // 22 Points
5. Chems Eddine BOUCHAIB (ALG) // 20 Points

74kg
1. Mandakhnaran GANZORIG (MGL) // 32 Points
2. Dovletmyrat ORAZGYLYJOV (TKM) // 30 Points
3. Muslim EVLOEV (KGZ) // 24 Points
4. Mostafa Mohabbali HOSSEINKHANI (IRI) // 20 Points
5. Daniyar KAISANOV (KAZ) // 20 Points

79kg
1. Rashid KURBANOV (UZB) // 31 Points
2. Ezzatollah Abbas AKBARIZARINKOLAEI (IRI) // 24 Points
3. Ekerekeme AGIOMOR (NGR) // 20 Points
4. Tsubasa ASAI (JPN) // 20 Points
5. Turbold GANBOLD (MGL) // 20 Points

86kg
1. Hassan Aliazam YAZDANICHARATI (IRI) // 24 Points
2. Melvin BIBO (NGR) // 23 Points
3. Uitumen ORGODOL (MGL) // 22 Points
4. Hein Jakobus JANSE VAN RENSBURG (RSA) // 21 Points
5. David TAYLOR III (USA) // 20 Points

92kg
1. Turtogtokh LUVSANDORJ (MGL) // 27 Points
2. Mohammadjavad Mohammadebrahim EBRAHIMIZIVLAEI (IRI) // 22 Points
3. Adilet DAVLUMBAYEV (KAZ) // 20 Points
4. Hosam Mohamed Mostafa MERGHANY (EGY) // 18 Points
5. Azizbek SOLIEV (UZB) // 18 Points

97kg
1. Magomed IBRAGIMOV (UZB) // 36 Points
2. Mojtaba Mohammadshafie GOLEIJ (IRI) // 21 Points
3. Takeshi YAMAGUCHI (JPN) // 19 Points
4. Jaegang KIM (KOR) // 19 Points
5. Martin ERASMUS (RSA) // 18 Points

125kg
1. Zolboo NATSAGSUREN (MGL) // 35 Points
2. Davit MODZMANASHVILI (UZB) // 25 Points
3. Giorgi SAKANDELIDZE (QAT) // 23 Points
4. Amin Hossein TAHERI (IRI) // 21 Points
5. Khaled Omr Zaki Mohamed ABDALLA (EGY) // 19 Points
 

2026 World Championships

Yazdani Interview: 'Changing Weight Classes Difficult, But Ready for 97kg Challenge'

Saturday, June 20, 2026 - 06:27 By

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- By Amirreza ALIASGARI

KEMRAN, Iran (July 19) -- Hassan YAZDANI (IRI) made his eighth World Championships for Iran on Friday after beating Amirali AZARPIRA (IRI), 4-2 and 5-3, in two straight matches at 97kg.

In 2015, Yazdani was at 70kg and won a silver medal at his debut World Championships. For a decade, he spent his wrestling career at 86kg, winning two Olympic silver medals, three world titles, two world silver and one bronze medal.

Now at 97kg after two shoulder surgeries, a 31-year-old Yazdani is adjusting to the new weight class. As he returns to the World Championships after three years, Yazdani will be chasing his eighth medal and fourth title.

After making the Iran team for the World Championships, to be held in Astana from October 24 to November 1, Yazdani spoke to United World Wrestling about the challenges of 97kg, returning to the World Championships and how his body is holding up.

Excerpts:

- How are you feeling physically after the two tough matches?

Yazdani: I’ve improved in some areas, especially when it comes to my breathing and conditioning. But we didn’t really have enough time to focus on strength training, so we worked on that a bit less than we wanted to. With the time that’s left until the World Championships, I’m going to do everything I can to get myself in the best shape possible and be even better prepared.

- How prepared were you for the wrestle-off against Amirali AZARPIRA (IRI)?

Yazdani: For these competitions, I’d say I was about 70 percent ready. It’s hard to be 100 precent prepared for a tournament like this, but by the time the World Championships come around, I’ll definitely be in better shape and more prepared.

- What are your thoughts on competing at 97kg, a weight class that may have four Olympic champions in Astana?

Yazdani: The 97kg weight class is new for me, and of course I have new opponents now. It’s quite different from 86kg. I hope I can put on a good performance in this weight class as well. There are a lot of great champions here, and I hope I get the chance to wrestle against them, challenge myself, and show my best wrestling at the World Championships.

- But will it be challenging for your to be at the top at this weight class?

Yazdani: I already knew how many top wrestlers compete in this weight class. Considering my physical condition, I decided last year to move up to 97kg. Since it’s also an Olympic weight class, I wanted to make the move early so I’d have enough time to fix any weaknesses and adapt before the Olympics. My goal is to be at my very best for both the Olympics and the World Championships, which are just as important.

I wanted to move up sooner so I could get comfortable in this weight class as quickly as possible. Once you get to around 30 years old, things naturally become a little more difficult, and changing weight classes isn’t as easy as it used to be. There are definitely challenges at 97kg, and I’ve thought about all of them. Hopefully, I’ll be able to put on my best performance and come away with a great result.