WRESTLER Saleh Mohammadi has been sentenced to execution for murder. The champion fighter has been sentenced to death despite reports claiming he has an alibi”. The Iranian star, 19, was ...

Critics urge sports organizations to ban Iran after regime allegedly executed thousands of anti-government protesters, including young wrestlers.

U.S. State Department calls for Iran to halt execution of wrestler Saleh Mohammadi as coach documents regime killing over 30 ...

A 18-year-old wrestling champion has been sentenced to execution for murder - even though reports claimed he had an alibi. Saleh Mohammadi, who won a bronze medal competing for Iran at the 2024 ...

The Trump administration is working to intervene as reports indicate Iran is preparing to execute a 19-year-old wrestling ...

Navid Afkari was a rising Iranian wrestler who joined 2018 protests and was later executed in 2020. He denied the charges and said he was tortured. Amnesty International and the United Nations ...

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran has lifted a ban on U.S. wrestlers, allowing them to take part in the Freestyle World Cup later this month in the Iranian city of Kermanshah, Iranian media reported. The Sunday ...

Iran’s government has paid tribute to one of the country’s wrestlers who threw an international bout when he was ahead because winning would have meant fighting an opponent from Israel. The story of ...

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has congratulated the national Greco-Roman wrestling team on winning the ...

The team was due to take part in the event in western Iran from February 16-17. Iran has refused visas for US athletes due to compete in an international wrestling tournament in response to President ...

TEHRAN, 17 September (BelTA - IRNA) - Iran’s National Freestyle Wrestling Team has claimed the championship title at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, marking its first ...

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday expressed concern for the welfare of Iranian athletes amid the country's ...