Rahman Amouzad wins gold at 2025 World Wrestling Championships

TEHRAN – Iranian freestyle wrestler Rahman Amouzad captured gold by defeating Japan’s Kotaro Kiyooka 10-0 in the final of the 65 kg category at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships.

Amouzad had previously lost to Kiyooka 10-3 in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

American wrestler Real Woods and Umidjon Jalolov of Uzbekistan won two bronze medals.

On the path to gold, Amouzad defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Ikromzhon Khadzhimurodov 13-0, American Real Woods 12-1, and Indian Sujeet Kalkal 6-5. He then beat Canada’s Peyman Babaei 5-0 in the semifinals.

The 2025 World Wrestling Championships are taking place in Zagreb, Croatia, from Sept. 13 to 21.