Iran’s first gold medal came in the 92kg category, where Abolfazl Rahmani defeated Russia's Arslan Bagayev 5-2 in the final. Rahmani had earlier beaten Jamaica's Burl Junior 11-1 in the second round, Georgia's Kurashvili 11-6 in the quarterfinals, and Turkey's Altunbash 6-3 in the semifinals.
Abolfazl Mohammadnejad secured Iran’s second gold in the 125kg category with a commanding 10-0 victory over Georgia's Abramishvili in the final. Mohammadnejad had previously defeated Ukraine's Kochanov 10-0 in the second round, Russia's Bystayev 11-0 in the quarterfinals, and Azerbaijan's Khetag Karsanov 5-0 in the semifinals.
In the 61kg category, Ebrahim Khavari won bronze after defeating Romania's Vizenhant 12-0 in the third-place bout. Khavari had lost 7-1 to American wrestler Davino in the second round but returned to the repechage bracket after his opponent advanced to the final. He then defeated Japan's Mukaida 15-4 to reach the bronze-medal match.
In the 74kg category, Ali Karampour also claimed bronze. He opened his campaign with a 13-2 victory over Austria's Bektemirov before defeating China's Batuchinggele 10-0 and Kazakhstan's Nurdaulet Silbekov by the same score to reach the semifinals. Karampour lost 10-2 by technical superiority to American Jayden James in the semifinals but bounced back to defeat Moldova’s Ion Marco 10-0 in the bronze-medal bout.
Reza Afshar earned Iran’s third bronze in the 86kg category. After losing 7-1 to Turkey’s Yagan in the opening round, Afshar entered the repechage following his opponent’s qualification for the final. He defeated Mexico's De Leon Trejo 10-0 and Armenia's Yepremian 5-2 before securing a 6-0 victory over Romania's Mihalchan in the bronze-medal bout.
The five medals marked a strong opening-day performance for Iran’s freestyle wrestling team at the under-23 world championships.
Maryam Abolbagha - H.Hakimzadeh
