Iran Greco-Roman Team Hopes to Win Five Golds at Asian Championship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – With two Olympic champions and several age-group and senior world champs, Iran's juggernaut in Greco-Roman is set to continue at the Asian Championships.
Led by Saeid Esmaeili and Moham Madhadi Saravi at 67kg and 97kg respectively, Iran will be hoping to win at least five gold medals.
Add to the list the phenom Fardin Hedayati at 130kg, who is quickly rising to be the best Greco-Roman in the super heavyweight class.
Poya Dad Marz at 55kg, Pouya Naserpour at 60kg, Danial Sohrabi at 72kg, Alireza Abdevali at 77kg, Mohammad Naghousi at 82kg and Yasin Yazdi at 87kg complete the line-up expected to dominate at the Asian Championships.
The 2025 Asian Championships will be held in Amman, Jordan from March 25 to 30.
More than 370 wrestlers from across the continent will compete in Amman, a city which is hosting the Asian Championships for the first time in its history.
