#ThrowBackThursday

#TBT: Late takedown propels Rahimi past Rashidov

Thursday, May 26, 2022 - 13:29 By Eric Olanowski

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COSIER-VEVEY, Switzerland (May 26) --- #TBT: Rahimi’s late takedown propels him past Rashidov Fellow world champions and Olympic bronze medalists Hassan RAHIMI ?? and Gadzhimurad RASHIDOV (RWF) went toe-to-toe at the 2016 Freestyle World Cup in Los Angeles, ??.

Rahimi, the 2013 world champ and Rio Olympic bronze medalist grabbed a takedown with less than 15 seconds left and downed Rashidov, the 2019 world champion and Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist, 3-3.

UWW Playlists: Best of Olympic champ Esmaeili

Friday, January 9, 2026 - 11:31 By United World Wrestling Press

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Saeid ESMAEILI (IRI) was the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics at 67kg in Greco-Roman. A year later in 2025, he added the world title to his name, his first at the senior level, to be among one of the best Greco wrestler currently.

The 22-year-old is also a U17 and U20 world champion and has wins over all top wrestlers of his weight class including Olympic champion Luis ORTA (CUB) and two-time world silver medalist Hasrat JAFAROV (AZE).

Watch all matches of Esmaeili from early days to him becoming a world champion in Zagreb in 2025.

Saeid ESMAEILI (IRI): All Bouts of Olympic champion