Sending 4 wrestlers to UWW ranking series tournament, Iranian wrestlers captured 3 gold medals and 1 silver. Jordan Burroughs failure against Ali Savadkoohi was his first defeat against an Iranian wrestler. At97kg, Mohammad Hadi Saravi, the one who achieved gold at the AsianOlympic Qualifier, met Iranian rivalMehdi BALI in the Poland Open finalsearned his spot in Tokyo with a 3-0 win. Takestan Wins Iran FS League/ Yazdani Defeats Karimi, Sidakov Lost in 79kg, Third place team of Iran FS league determined/ Ghasempour,Valiev and Jamalov won the bout, The Results of 2022 FS Wrestling Tournament Takhti Cup, 3 Gold and 1 silver of 4 Iranian FS wrestlers in Kazakhstan tournament, Iran GR wrestling wins team title of Turlykhanov Cup with 10 medals. Russia has also expressed an interest in this project, though it has given no firm commitment. Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Weightlifting: 1: 1: 2 Wrestling: 1: 2: 3 Total 2 1 2 5 Medalists. The Iranian teamwhich historically has won the third highest number of World Cup titles after the United States and the Soviet Union/Russiatraveled to the American corn-belt for the 2022 World Cup. In 2022, the Iranian wrestling team withdrew from an exhibition match in Texas after six delegation membersincluding wrestling federation head Alireza Dabir, a former green-card holderwere denied visas. He has been imprisoned several times before for membership in the banned Nationalist-Religious Alliance political opposition group and for "propaganda against the state." But Ashgabat is clearly coming down on the side of Russia and spurning opportunities to move its gas in a Western direction. and Sergei Kozyrev of Russian Federation during the Wrestling Freestyle - Men's 110kg on Day 8 of the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games at the Asia Pavilion, Youth . Authorities said they have not yet been able to determine the cause of the mysterious wave of sickness, despite conducting toxicology tests. Another parliamentarian from Qom, Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani, suggested that fear and hysteria could have played a role. The stockpile of 60 percent uranium increased by 25 kilograms and currently stands at just under 88 kilograms, according to the report. Edemi BOLKVADZE (GEO), 10-0, 70kg Boris MAKOEV (SVK), 13-2. Security forces have also launched a series of raids on schools across the country, violently arresting students, especially female students, who have defiantly taken off their hijabs in protest. China And The Fight Between Democracies And Autocracies. The Iranian Wrestling Federation, however, claimed that seven wrestlers were denied visas for the tournament. We hear the pleas of the Iranian people and we commend them for their bravery and resilience. The union said workers had no information about the status of their arrested colleagues and due to the fact that the arrested workers were scattered across different departments, their exact numbers and names are not known. In 2015, Iran was awarded the World Cup in Los Angeles after a 5-3 win over U.S. wrestlers. She has been arrested and interrogated many times in recent years. The protests grew even larger following the news of the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl by a local police commander. The traces were discovered in January during an inspection of the Fordow uranium enrichment plant, and the IAEA is in discussions with Iran to clarify their origin. He said the sentence includes a 10-year sentence for propaganda activities against the Islamic republic, five years for cooperation with hostile governments, two years for insulting the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Ali Khamenei, and one year for gathering and conspiring against national security. More and more people are facing the same situation, the journalist said. Since the unrest erupted, lawmakers and security officials have threatened harsher and harsher treatment for protesters and anyone expressing dissent. John Roberts, an energy security specialist from the British-based research organization Methinks, told RFE/RLs Turkmen Service that the ceiling of what Turkmenistan could send to Turkey this way would be 5 bcm per year. Iran's squad was . Sandman. BRONZE - Feyzullah AKTURK (TUR) df. The national wrestling team of the Islamic Republic of Iran is coming to the United States to play our team in Arlington, Texas on February 12. He wrestled Zafarbek OTAKHONOV (UZB) in the opening bout and sneaked past him with a 7-5 win with a late stepout. The World Championships bronze medalist has wrestled at 86kg once before -- at the 2019 Alexander Medved Ranking Series -- but finished 14th. Iran was overpowered by the US 6-4 and ranked second. (Photo: UWW / Kadir Caliskan). "I started the 2023 season with a gold," Atli wrote and added, "I will do my best to continue with gold. Atheavyweight, Amir GHASEMI placed fifth in Nur-Sultan to earn Olympic spot, whileAli Akbari YOUSEFI succeed to win gold at the '21 Asian championships but none of them represent Iran in Olympic Games. Semen RADULOV (UKR), 7-2 The text of that eyebrow-raising missive is no longer online. It also accused rioters-turned-fans and counter-revolution foreign-sponsored media of harassing the athletes during interviews and at their hotel. Vasil MYKHAILOV (UKR), a veteran at 79kg, made the move up to 86kg and tasted success in his first tournament with a gold over a strong field in Alexandria. 92kg I knew I was down, Savadkouhi said after his victory. Gazprom did not respond to a request from RFE/RL for comment. +41 21 312 84 26, United World Wrestling 2023 - All rights reserved, After the retirement of Hassan RAHIMI,Reza Atri became the number one wrestler inIran at 57kg. I was in the Gold ticket suite for the Meet and Greet with 'legends of wrestling' plus current teams. He did not say what the deadline for the diplomats to leave was. Ali Feizasa. Many have faced sentences such as imprisonment and flogging and dozens of students have been expelled from universities or suspended from their studies, as security forces try to stifle widespread dissent. def. Sardar Pashaei, an Iranian-American former star wrestler and ex-coach of Iran's national Greco-Roman team, fired back at Khatibzadeh: "Isn't sending a wrestler to the U.S. with the slogan. The measures enacted by the Canadian government prohibit dealings with the individuals on the list, effectively freezing any assets they may hold in Canada. But it wasnt enough to win, as the Turk bellied down in the final 10 seconds to hold Yatsenkos comeback hopes. The gold medal bouts at 74kg and 92kg saw medical forfeits and saw Iakub SHIKHDZHAMALOV (ROU) and Kollin MOORE (USA) winning the gold respectively. McKenna, trying to find an opening to cut the lead, shot a swing single with his elbows wide, when Tevanyan used an underhook throw-by for a third takedown which was enough to win 8-2. But one of Yazdani'stoughest rivals is not only inside of Iran -- but he'sinside of his town,Juybar! The 27-year-old Yazdani has five world and Olympicmedals in his collection ('16 Olympic gold,two world gold medals ('17 & '19), one world silver medal ('15), and one world bronze medal ('18). Atheavyweight, Amir GHASEMI placed fifth in Nur-Sultan to earn Olympic spot, whileAli Akbari YOUSEFI succeed to win gold at the '21 Asian championships but none of them represent Iran in Olympic Games. Ayub Fesahat, a municipal official in Tehran, denied that mutton prices had reached 5,000,000 rials. Connor Bradbury, a senior program assistant at the U.S. Institute of Peace, assembled this report. The former European champion coming down to 57kg also means that he is slightly bigger for this weight. Hosseinkhani, the '16 world bronze medalistand Younes EMAMI, a '19 world bronze medalist at 70kg,competed in Poland but didnt meet each other. This is an act of terrorism, and the Islamic republics failure to take it seriously for months raises serious questions regarding government complicity with groups that have the organizational capacity to carry out such major attacks, said Hadi Ghaemi in a news release. Rizabek AITMUKHAN (KAZ), 10-0 To read the original story by AFP, click here. Iranian authorities have blamed the currency's fall on "the enemies' plot" to destabilize the country after months of unrest sparked by the death in custody of a young woman on September 16. So, 21- year-old Zare received the Olympic spot and will represent Iran at heavyweight in Tokyo. A video of Dabir's comments made in January was posted online by activists who said that people like him should not be allowed to travel to the United States. It has chosen to move towards its authoritarian brothers-in-arms, Russia and Iran -- a policy that serves to safeguard its need for isolation, said Bohr. The following is a rundown on the U.S.-Iran individual matches from Team USA: 57 kg: Zane Richards (U.S.) defeated Reza Hossein Momenijoujadeh (Iran) 6-261 kg: Seth Gross (U.S.) defeated Ebrahim Elahichouran (Iran) 10-065 kg: Rahman Mousa Amouzadhalili (Iran) defeated Yianni Diakomihalis (U.S.) 5-470 kg: Alec Pantaleo (U.S.) defeated Amirmohammad Yazdanicherati (Iran) 4-374 kg: Mohmmadsadegh Firouzpourbandpei (Iran) defeated Jason Nolf (U.S.) 2-179 kg: Ali Bakhtiar Savadkouhi (Iran) defeated Jordan Burroughs (U.S.) 6-686 kg: Zahid Valencia (U.S.)defeated Alireza Mohammad Karimimachiani (Iran) 5-392 kg: Nathan Jackson (U.S.)defeated Amirhossein Firouzpourbandpei (Iran) 8-497 kg: Kyle Snyder (U.S.)defeated Kamran Ghasempour (Iran) 5-0125 kg: Amirreza Masoumi Valadi (Iran)defeated Hayden Zillmer (U.S.) 6-1, Photo Credits: All pictures courtesy ofTony Rotundo of Wrestlers Are Warriors. The Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tehran in December found the prominent Iranian sociologist and journalist guilty of "forming and managing antiestablishment groups" and of "propaganda against the Islamic republic of Iran." Cuneyt BUDAK (TUR), via fall. TEHRAN, Iran (June 17) ---Iran finished the '16 Olympic Games with fivemedals (one gold, one silver and one bronze in freestyle and two bronze in Greco-Roman). Since Raisi assumed office, protracted talks between Iran and world powers over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal -- which curbed Tehrans sensitive nuclear activities in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions -- have stalled. The national wrestling team of the Islamic Republic of Iran is coming to the United States to play our team in Arlington, Texas on February 12. In a rare essay published by Turkmengaz in February 2015, right after Turkmenistan was forced into a sudden devaluation of its currency on the back of falling gas revenues, the company singled Russia out as an unreliable partner. The older brother is happy to see his younger brother beside him at theOlympic Games. Female students remove their head scarves as a form of protest as thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets to demand more freedoms and women's rights. Thousands have been arrested in the clampdown, with the judiciary handing down harsh sentences -- including the death penalty -- to protesters. From thefive Rio Olympic medal winners, superstar Hassan YAZDANI (IRI) is the only returning Olympicrepresentative. Separately, Amirali Hajizadeh, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' aerospace force, also spoke of Iran's often repeated threat to avenge the U.S. killing of a top Iranian commander, saying "We are looking to kill [former U.S. President Donald] Trump. Tehran often makes claims about its military power that cannot be independently verified. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani (file photo), Iran's former crown prince, Reza Pahlavi, said that a regime change would end human rights violations, an aggressive foreign policy, and "behavior inconsistent with peace and stability" now occurring in Iran. Iranian wrestlers, despite their status as beloved heroes at home, have also been victims of the Islamic Republic's oppression. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will help kick off the latest and longest-ever session of the UN's top human rights body on February 27, with Iran's foreign minister, a senior Russian envoy, and the top diplomats of France and Germany among scores of leaders set to take part. And some were close calls. Moore has now won two Ranking Series gold medals in the space of three weeks. To read the original story by Reuters, click here. Orozobek TOKTOMAMBETOV (KGZ), 6-4 This is something that is not going to happen, she said, noting that Ankara is growing weary of Ashgabats position on the topic. Hosseinkhani, the '16 world bronze medalistand Younes EMAMI, a '19 world bronze medalist at 70kg,competed in Poland but didnt meet each other. The accusations against the 61-year-old Madani are mainly based on materials published by him describing and explaining various aspects of Iranian society, a source told RFE/RL. Amrollahi of the Ministry of Agriculture said violators would be punished, without offering details. Prior to his speech at the Oxford Union, Pahlavi met with British lawmakers along with Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Piping large quantities of gas across the Caspian Sea has been a stated ambition of Turkmenistan for at least 25 years, although it was never without hitches, even when there was clear investor interest. An activist who works for a human rights NGO, 24-year-old Ana Baneira Suarez was detained in Iran during nationwide protests sparked by the death in custody of a young woman in September. The article on Qom News was later deleted from its website. Kelsey Davenport, the director for nonproliferation policy at the U.S.-based Arms Control Association, said the discovery highlighted the need for additional monitoring of Iran's nuclear program. But the final results don't reflect the progress made in U.S.-Iranian relations. Stay tuned.". Grossi confirmed that the uranium particles had a purity level of 83.7 percent, which is just below the 90 percent purity needed for nuclear weapons, raising concerns that Iran could quickly use the material to produce an atomic bomb. On Saturday, world champion Taha AKGUL (TUR) also won the gold but wore a black-colored tracksuit instead of Turkiye's traditional red for the medal ceremony. Earning the Olympic quotewas only the start for Iran's97kg wrestlers. We need to prove it to the world with action.". These included Tehran's Soore University, which sent a text message to a group of female students inviting them to participate in a "mandatory cultural camp." Some angry parents have refused to send their children to school. Mens Freestyle: The meets will take place simultaneously, alternating . The strong performance from the '19 U23 world championconvinced head coach Maohammad BANA to select him for Tokyo Olympic Games. 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