In a shocking upsetfor the Islamic Republic of Irans contingent at the2016SummerOlympicsinRiode Janeiro, Brazil, Greco-Roman wrestler and medal hope Habibollah Akhlaghi has been eliminated at the high-status sporting event. In the repchage round 2 on Monday evening, the 31-year-old Iranian sportsman lost to Germanys Denis Maksymilian Kudla (3-...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Greco-Roman wrestler Habibollah Akhlaghi claimed a bronze medal in the 2015 World Wrestling Championships underway in Las Vegas. The Iranian wrestler defeated Rami Hietaniemi from Finland 5-1 in 85kg weight category. Saman Tahmasebi from Azerbaijan also won the bronze medal in the weight class. Gold medal went to Zhan Beleniuk ...

Tehran, April 26, IRNA Iran's Habibollah Akhlaqi got a gold medal on the last day of the International Bulgarian Wrestling Tournament Sunday. Omid Noruzi and Ali Jebeli got two bronze medals. The latest wins increased the number of the Iranian Free-Style and Greco-Roman teams to seven in the tournament. The Bulgarian Dan Kolov and Nikola Petrov ...

Incheon, South Korea, Sept 30, IRNA - Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Habibollah Akhlaqi bagged gold medal of the 80-kilogram category at the Asian Games 2014 in Incheon, South Korea on Tuesday. In the final match, the Iranian champion defeated his Japanese rival 5-1 and won the gold medal. Total number of Iranian gold medals at the 17th Asian Games ...