Iran's Masoumi, Firouzpour bag U-23 world wresting titles with clinical wins

Iranian freestyle wrestlers Amir Hossein Firouzpour and Amir Reza Masoumi defeat their opponents at the 2024 U-23 World Wrestling Championships in Albania, clinching gold medals.

Firouzpour beat his American opponent Jacob Cardenas 11-4 in the 92-kg gold medal match in the Albanian capital Tirana on Saturday.

Shortly afterwards, Masoumi trounced Alen Khubolov of Bulgaria 11-0 in the 125-kg category, emulating Firouzpour’s triumph.

Masoumi’s success marked the sixth world champion title for the 20-year-old wrestling prodigy.

Earlier, Iran’s Mehdi Yousefi and Mehdi Hajiloueian made their way to the competition’s final streak in the 79-kg and 97-kg categories.

Ali Mo’meni, Abbas Ebrahimzadeh, and Ali Khorramdel will be competing for the bronze medal in the 57-kg, 65-kg, and 70-kg categories.

The earliest success for Iranian wrestling wizards came on September 4, when the country’s Greco-Roman team claimed the title at Under-20 World Championships in Spain, bringing home six total medals, four golds, one silver, and one bronze.

Iran's U20 Greco-Roman wrestling team crowned world champions

Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestling team claim the title at Under-20 World Championships in Spain, bringing home six total medals, four golds, one silver, and one bronze.

The competition went underway in the city of Pontevedra in northwestern Spain, during which the Islamic Republic’s wrestlers scored the victory with 147 team points.

The championship marked the fifth one to be won by Iran with Hamid Bavafa as head coach.

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