Azimi and Mohammadnejad among the claimants; The World Union's view of Iran's freedom fighters

In a report, the World Wrestling Federation introduced the contenders for the world under-23 competition and named Mobeen Azimi and Abolfazl Mohammadnejad as prominent figures of Iran in the Las Vegas competition.

According to the reporter of Mehr, the World Wrestling Federation introduced the contenders for the under-23 world championship in a report; The competitions will be held from October 21st to 27th in Las Vegas, and the representatives of Iran will compete in two disciplines, freestyle and fringe, to win medals.

In freestyle wrestling, the World Union has named Mobin Azimi as one of the most interesting figures in the 97 kg category. Azimi, who won the world gold medal last year in the weight of 92 kg, will face Tahir Khanev from Russia, the European under-23 champion, in the new weight this time. Abolfazl Mohammadnejad, the defending champion of 125 kg, has also been announced as one of the main contenders for this weight.

According to this report, Ahura Khatiri in 65 kg, Ebrahim Elahi in 70 kg, Ali Karampour in 74 kg and Reza Afshar in 86 kg are among the representatives of Iran who are among the contenders in their respective weights.

In wrestling, Armin Shamsipour, the under-20 world champion, is looking to win his first championship in the under-23 world competition in the weight of 55 kg. Ahmadreza Mohsennejad in weight 72 kg and Yasin Yazdi in weight 87 kg are also other representatives of Iran whose names were mentioned in the report of the World Union.

The World Wrestling Federation also mentioned the American team as one of the star teams of this period and considered the competition in some weights, especially the 97 kg weight of freestyle wrestling, to be attractive with the presence of prominent world and continental age group champions.

The report of the World Wrestling Federation to the Iranian contenders for the under-23 world championships is as follows:

weight 65 kg; Ahura Khatiri among the contenders

At 65 kg, American Beau Bassett is the gold medalist. Bast has been a member of the national team three times in one year and after winning the world youth gold, he is now looking for a championship in the under-23 category. In this weight, Magomedkhan Magomedkhanov from Belarus, Singh Jaskaran from India, Ahura Khatiri from Iran, Kaiji Ogino from Japan, Omar Ayoub from Puerto Rico and Eldar Ahmaduddinov from Russia have been announced as contenders.

weight 97 kg; Repeating the confrontation between Mobin Azimi and Taher Khanif

Mobin Azimi from Iran and Taher Khanif from Russia, two young world wrestling stars, faced each other in the 92 kg final of the 2025 world under-23 tournament. Azimi won the match with a score of 5:3 and won the gold medal. These two wrestlers will face each other this time in the weight of 97 kg.

Khanif, the under-23 champion of Europe, and Azimi, the senior champion of Asia, are present along with some other famous figures of this weight. Justin Radmacher, the under-20 world champion from America, Konstantin Petrashvili from Georgia, Ivan Primachenko from Ukraine and Shirzad Poyanov from Uzbekistan, the silver medalist of the recent Asian Games, are among the other contenders.

Khanif made headlines this year at the World Union ranking competition in Tirana by defeating Kyle Snyder, the world champion from America, and is considered one of the main contenders for the championship in Las Vegas. Azimi wrestles only for the second time in his career at 97 kg, but he is still considered one of the contenders for this weight. In this weight, Oladzislav Kaslu from Belarus, Konstantin Petrashvili from Georgia, Shirzad Poyanov from Uzbekistan, Rifat Gidak from Turkey and Ivan Primachenko from Ukraine are among the other contenders of this weight.

weight 70 kg; Ibrahim Elahi on the way to compete with the contenders

Russia's Magomed Eltmirov, who won the silver medal at the U-23 European Championships, will once again face Alexander Gaidarli of Moldova, the champion of those competitions, in Las Vegas. Ebrahim Elahi from Iran, Mais Aliyev, the under-23 Asian champion from Kazakhstan, and Alexander Gaydarli from Moldova, Magomed-Ami Elmirov from Russia and Abdullah Toprak from Turkey are also important competitors of this weight.

weight 74 kg; Ali Karampour among the platform contenders

In the weight of 74 kg, Jayden James from the USA, the silver medalist under 20 years of the world, and Magomed Baytokaev from Russia are among the main contenders for the championship. Grigor Chelakian from Armenia, Aghanazar Novorozov from Azerbaijan, LG Araujo from Brazil, Manuel Wagin from Germany, Ali Karampour from Iran, Toki Ogawa from Japan, Nurdolt Silbekov from Kazakhstan, Edilet Akilbekov from Kyrgyzstan, Magomed Baytokayev from Russia and Fazaluddin Nusratdinov from Uzbekistan are among the other contenders of this weight.

weight 86 kg; Reza Afshar against the champions of age categories

Arsen Balayan from Russia, the defending under-23 world champion, is looking to repeat his championship in 86 kg. Auden Sinclair from America, the under-20 world champion, will be one of his most important competitors. Razmig Yipermyan from Armenia, Tournike Samkharadze from Georgia, Amit from India, Reza Afshar from Iran, Rivka Asano from Japan, Eugenio Mihalchan from Moldova, Arsen Balayan from Russia and Ahmed Yagan from Turkey claim this weight.

weight 125 kg; Abolfazl Mohammadnejad is the main contender for the championship

Abolfazl Mohammadnejad from Iran, the defending under-23 world champion and the under-20 world champion, will be one of the main contenders for the gold medal in the 125 kg weight category. In this weight, Khachatur Khachaturian from Armenia, Khatag Karsanov from Azerbaijan, Abolfazl Mohammadnejad from Iran, Andrey Bestayev from Russia, Hakan Buyukchingel from Turkey and Volodymyr Kukhanov from Ukraine are among the main contenders.

weight 55 kg; Armin Shamsipour looking for the first gold under the age of 23

Iran's Armin Shamsipour, who recently won the U20 World Championship title, is looking to win his first gold medal in the U23 World Championships. In this weight, Kohi Yamagiwa from Japan, the senior champion of Asia, is considered one of the main contenders. Kuba Karomidze from Georgia, the silver medalist in the U20 world after Shamsipur, Vishwajit More from India, the bronze medalist from the previous round, and Utbek Torsunov from Uzbekistan are also among his competitors.

weight 60 kg; Mohammad Ashiri's first world experience

Elmir Aliyev from the Republic of Azerbaijan, the defending 60 kg champion, will also compete in this round. Alibek Amirov of Russia, last year's runner-up, will be looking to make amends for his defeat in the final.

Iran's Mohammad Ashiri, the former U20 Asian champion, will participate in the World Championship for the first time. Sima Tokuhara from Japan and Mahroj Bakhramov from Uzbekistan are also among the other participants of this weight.

weight 63 kg; Irfan Jerkani among the contenders

In the weight of 63 kg, Vitali Eriomenko from Moldova, last year's runner-up, and Irfan Jerkani from Iran, the silver medalist of Asia and experienced at the senior level, are the main contenders for the championship. Azerbaijan's Ikan Javadov, the recent under-20 world champion, will also compete for the gold medal.

weight 72 kg; Ahmadreza Mohsennejad seeks to repeat success in the world

Iran hopes that Ahmadreza Mohsennejad, the under-20 world champion in 2024, will also win a gold medal in the weight of 72 kg. He had defeated Yusuf Ashraf from Kazakhstan in the finals of the 2024 competition, and the Kazakh opponent is looking to compensate for that result this time. Gaspar Terteryan from Armenia, the under-20 world champion and European bronze medalist in the senior category, Nika Broladze from Georgia and Shakhzod Kochkurov from Uzbekistan are also among the other contenders for this weight.

weight 77 kg; Ahura Bowiri on the way to win a medal

Irfan Mirzoyev from Ukraine, the defending 77 kg champion, will face strong opponents to repeat his success. Lunte Lovai from Hungary, the European champion, Anri Putkaradze from Georgia and Imran Aliyev from Russia are among his most important competitors.

Abdullah Aliyev of Uzbekistan, the world bronze medalist in the senior category, is also present in this weight. Theodoros Kotskokos from Greece, Isa Honna from Japan and Ahura Boveiri Piani from Iran, the runner-up of the U20 world championships last year, are among the other medal contenders.

weight 87 kg; Yasin Yazdi among the contenders

Yasin Yazdi from Iran, the silver medalist of Asia, in the weight of 87 kg, is among the wrestlers who will compete for the medal. This weight will be closely contested by Vegen Nazarian from Armenia and Achiko Bolkavadze from Georgia, the former under-20 world champions, and Ivan Chamir from Ukraine, the runner-up of the previous round.

weight 82 kg; Abolfazl Fathi seeks to compensate for the failure

Under-20 world champion Ali Ilyasov of Russia is looking to win a gold medal in his first appearance at the under-23 world championships. Laszlo Darabush from Hungary and Jamal Bakr from Türkiye are among his prominent competitors. Iran's Abolfazl Fathi will also seek to make up for that result after losing 5-4 against Ilyasov in last year's U-20 world championships.