Rangers prevented the great work of the Russians; Big test in Kazakhstan

Iranian wrestling did not allow the Russians to celebrate their third consecutive championship in different age groups. Now the main competition will be followed from November 2nd in the senior world championships of Kazakhstan.

According to Ambassador Arjan, Iran's national wrestling team stood on the first platform in the under-23 world championship in Las Vegas, USA, ahead of Kazakhstan and Russia, so that after the Russians won the championship in the junior and youth competitions, this time the students of Hassan Rengarz have the upper hand. Russia, which after several years of exclusion, has once again appeared in the competitions with its name and flag, had a great start in 2026 and reached the world championship in two age groups, teenagers and young adults, but could not continue this trend in the hopes of the competition.

Russia returned to this year's world championships in a situation where, since 2022, due to the restrictions imposed after the country's attack on Ukraine, it was deprived of participating in many international competitions with its flag and official name. With the change of conditions in 2026 and the return of this team to the team classification, the Russians have once again shown that they are one of the main contenders for the championship in wrestling.

Russians in teenagers and young people, Iran in hopes

The first world wrestling competition in the junior category was held in Baku; where Russia became the champion with 127 points and Azerbaijan came in second place with 107 points. The Iranian team reached the third place in the team ranking with 96 points, which was the result of 2 gold and 2 bronze medals.

In the world youth competition in Bratislava, Russia won the championship with 142 points and Iran became the runner-up with 109 points. Uzbekistan took third place with 95 points, so that the Russians stand above all competitors in the two age categories of teenagers and young adults.

But at the U23 World Championships in Las Vegas, the situation was different. Despite the unfavorable start in the first 5 weights and only one wrestler reaching the finals, the Iranian team continued to perform better and in the end became the world champion with 3 gold and 2 bronze medals and 119 points. Kazakhstan was second with 114 points and Russia was third with 105 points.

Irfan Jerkani, Abolfazl Mehmedi and Yasin Yazdi won Iran's gold medals, and Mohammad Kamali and Mohammad Hadi Saidi also won bronze medals. In this way, Hassan Rengarz and his students did not allow the Russians to win the championship in all three age groups.

Iran's championship in Las Vegas was achieved when the Russians showed off their strength in the other two age groups. However, the under-23 competitions showed that the Iranian team still has the ability to compete with the main contenders in the world and can change the result in their favor in big fields.

Now the eyes are fixed on the world adult wrestling championships in Kazakhstan; The competitions that will start on November 2 and can provide a clearer picture of the balance of power in world wrestling. With a brilliant start in the elementary ranks, Russia will be one of the serious contenders, and Iran, led by Hassan Rengarz, is looking to continue its success at the senior level.

It has to be seen in the most important upcoming test, the Russians can continue their success process or Iran's wrestling will once again prevent them from excelling.