Azarpira claims silver at 2025 World Wrestling Championships

TEHRAN – Amirali Azarpira won a silver medal at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships on Tuesday.

He lost to American wrestler Kyle Snyder 4-2 in the final bout of 97kg.

Akhmed Tazhudinov of Bahrain and Arash Yoshida of Japan won two bronze medals.

Iran won two gold medals in the competition in 125kg and 65kg, where Amirhossein Zare and Rahman Amouzad emerged victorious in their final match.

Amirali Azarpira in 97kg and Ahmad Javan in 61kg claimed two silver medals.

Mohammad Nokhodi in 79kg, Kamran Ghasempour in 86kg, and Amirhossein Firouzpour in 92kg won three bronze medals.