Obituary

Death of Abolfazl Anvari, Iranian Flag Bearer in Olympics

Friday, March 2, 2018 - 14:32 By United World Wrestling Press

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Iranian flag bearer at 1968 Olympics, Abolfazl ANVARI has passed away at age 79. Anvari was the first Iranian world medal winner at heavy weight and won  bronze medals at the 1966 world championships at +97kg, and the 1969 world championships at +100kg.

Anvari placed sixth at 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and also won bronze medal in 1970 Asian Games.

United World Wrestling offers its sympathy to the Iranian wrestling community and to Anvari’s family and friends.

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India hiring foreign coaches for national teams

Friday, October 17, 2025 - 10:01 By United World Wrestling Press

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NEW DELHI, India (October 17) -- The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is hiring Foreign Experts for its national wrestling team in all disciplines -- Freestyle, Women's Wrestling and Greco-Roman.

All interested candidates may send their detailed resume, including relevant qualifications, experience, references, and achievements, to the following address:

Wrestling Federation of India 
E-81, Street No. 1, West Vinod Nagar, 
Delhi - 110092, INDIA 

Email: IND@uww.org

The WFI has kept the last date for submission as November 15,  2025.

For details, refer to official advertisement here.