Iran sweeps both finals as U.S. goes without a medal in Astana
Seyed Sohrabi and Fardin Hedayati delivered Greco-Roman gold as Iran reached 105 points atop the team standings.
Two finals, two Iranian champions, no points conceded in either gold-medal bout. Iran controlled the championship matches on day 3 of the 2026 Senior World Championships in Astana, while the United States finished the day without a medal.
- Seyed Sohrabi, Iran GR 72kg Greco-Roman gold
- Fardin Hedayati, Iran GR 130kg Greco-Roman gold
Iran takes gold, Hungary takes silver
- GR 72kg: Iran's Seyed Sohrabi won gold with a 4-0 decision over Hungary's Krisztian Vancza, who took silver.
- GR 130kg: Iran's Fardin Hedayati earned gold by technical superiority, beating Hungary's Darius Vitek 8-0. Vitek finished with silver.
Narrow losses stop the Americans
Benjamin Peak opened at GR 72kg with a 4-1 qualifying decision over Belarus' Aliaksandr Liavonchyk. His next bout ended in a 4-5 decision loss to Russia's Mingiian Goriaev, leaving him without a medal.
Cohlton Schultz also finished without a medal at GR 130kg. He lost a 1-1 decision to Egypt's Abdellatif Mohamed.
Iran leads the team race
Iran sits atop the Greco-Roman standings with 105 points, followed by Azerbaijan with 60. Turkiye holds third with 38, ahead of Belarus on the same total, while Moldova is fifth with 37.