In the final day of competition at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Saeid Esmaeili, a gold medallist from the Olympic Games Paris 2024, took the crown in the men’s Greco-Roman 67kg weight class.
The wrestler from the Islamist Republic of Iran beat Azerbaijan’s Olympic bronze medallist Hasrat Jafarov 2-1 in a closely-contested final. Armenia’s Slavik Galstyan and Daniial Agaev joined them on the podium in Croatia’s capital.
But there was a shock in the 87kg division, with Serbia’s Aleksandr Komarov defeating Paris 2024 silver medallist Alireza Mohmadi 4-3 in the final. Kyrgyzstan’s Asan Zhanyshov and Milad Alirzaev won bronze.
Aytjan Khalmakhanov of Uzbekistan beat the Republic of Korea’s Chung Hanjae in a dominant 6-0 victory in the final of the men’s 63kg division. Mohammad Keshtkar of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Moldova’s Vitalie Eriomenco secured bronze.