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Iran, Russia, U.S. unlikely allies at the U.N. to save wrestling
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States, Iran and Russia may be at odds over issues including Syria's civil war and Tehran's nuclear ambitions, but on Tuesday More »
Reuters - Tue, May 14, 2013 19:43 BSTWrestling - Iran, Russia and US unlikely allies at the UN to save wrestling
The US, Iran and Russia have formed an unlikely coalition at the United Nations to keep their sport in the Olympics. More »
Eurosport - Tue, May 14, 2013 19:36 BSTUPDATE 1-Olympics-Wrestling to hold election congress in Moscow
* FILA to vote on new president in May * Body promises to make sport more attractive (Adds details, quotes and byline) MOSCOW, March 9 (Reuters) - The world More »
Reuters - Sat, Mar 9, 2013 14:16 GMTOlympic Games - Wrestling to hold extraordinary congress in Moscow
The world wrestling federation will hold an extraordinary congress to elect a new president as it fights for Olympic status. More »
Eurosport - Sat, Mar 9, 2013 14:04 GMTWrestling - Wrestling faces tough fight to pin down Olympic spot
Jim Scherr knows the daunting challenge facing wrestling as the sport tries to avoid being tossed from the Games. More »
Eurosport - Fri, Mar 1, 2013 01:19 GMTOlympics-Wrestling faces tough fight to pin down Olympic spot
Feb 28 (Reuters) - As a former chief executive of the United States Olympic Committee, Jim Scherr knows better than most the daunting challenge facing wrestling as More »
Reuters - Fri, Mar 1, 2013 00:54 GMTWrestling diplomacy cuts tension at nuclear talks with Iran
ALMATY, Feb 26 (Reuters) - For a brief moment on Tuesday, the nuclear dispute between Iran and the United States took a back seat to sport. U.S. diplomats found More »
Reuters - Tue, Feb 26, 2013 13:52 GMTWrestling - Wrestling diplomacy cuts tension at nuclear talks with Iran
For a brief moment on Tuesday, the nuclear dispute between Iran and the United States took a back seat to sport. More »
Eurosport - Tue, Feb 26, 2013 13:52 GMTOlympic Games - Wrestling legend returns his gold to IOC in protest
Bulgaria's Valentin Yordanov has returned his 1996 gold medal in protest at wrestling being dropped from the Olympics. More »
Eurosport - Wed, Feb 20, 2013 14:12 GMTWrestling - India to lobby for wrestling's Olympic status
India's government will seek the support of other countries where wrestling is popular to help the sport remain an Olympic discipline, the country's sports More »
Eurosport - Wed, Feb 13, 2013 12:30 GMT
Latest Iran Medals
| Medal | Sport | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 84 kg | Ehsan Naser Lashgari |
| Bronze | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 120 kg | Komeil Ghasemi |
| Silver | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 74 kg | Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi |
| Silver | Taekwondo | Men's Featherweight (58-68 kg) | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed |
| Gold | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg | Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei |
| Gold | Weightlifting | Men's Over 105 kg | Behdad Salimikordasiabi |
| Silver | Weightlifting | Men's Over 105 kg | Sajjad Anoushiravani Hamlabad |
| Gold | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg | Omid Haji Noroozi |
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| Event Type | Sport | Event | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medal/Final | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 96 kg | Semifinal | See Results |
| Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 96 kg | Semifinal | See Results | |
| Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 96 kg | Quarterfinal | See Results | |
| Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 96 kg | Round of 8 | See Results | |
| Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 66 kg | Qualification | See Results | |
| Medal/Final | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 120 kg | Semifinal | See Results |
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Schedule
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- Medals
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- Rank 17
- Gold 4
- Silver 5
- Bronze 3
- Total 12
- Capital City
- Tehran
- Official Languages
- Persian
- National Languages
- Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
- Total Area
- 636,372 miles² (1,648,195 km²)
- Population
- 65,875,223 people
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russia | 24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 8 | Italy | 8 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
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