The Greco-Roman team took the title with four gold, three silver and two bronze medals. The freestyle squad finished third with two gold, one silver and three bronze.
Iran’s freestyle team reached the team podium for the sixth consecutive edition. The Greco-Roman side won a second successive world title for the first time in its history and collected a record nine medals at one championship.
Seven Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers reached the finals, surpassing the previous record of six, set in 2025. Fardin Hedayati, Ali Osku and Ali Ahmadi Vafa also became world medalists.
In freestyle, Ahmad Mohammadnejad Javan ended a 13-year wait for a world gold in the lighter weight classes. He brought the title to Razavi Khorasan Province for the first time in three decades. Danial Sohrabi restored a world gold medal to Andimeshk after a decade.
Hassan Yazdani won his 11th world and Olympic medal; Mohammad-Hadi Saravi and Amirhossein Zare claimed their seventh. Mohammad Nokhodi earned his sixth consecutive world medal.
The Wrestling Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran looks ahead to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
