TEHRAN - Gholamreza Farrokhi of Iran won a gold medal in the men’s Greco-Roman 82kg weight class of the 2025 World Wrestling Championships on Friday.

Farrokhi defeated his Georgian rival Gela Bolkvadze 4-0 in final bout.

He had defeated China’s Li Qingzhe 9-0 in Round of 32, Hungary’s Erik Szilvássy 8-0 in Round of 16, Switzerland’s Ramon Betschart 9-0 in quarterfinals and Croatian Karlo Kodrić 7-1 in semifinals.

The 2025 World Wrestling Championships are being held in Zagreb, Croatia from Sept. 13 to 21.