Takhti Cup 2025 in Freestyle Wrestling: All Tournament Results

On May 9, the second and final day of the international freestyle wrestling tournament — the Takhti Cup 2025 — took place in Isfahan, Iran. Wrestlers from Armenia, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, the Netherlands, and Tajikistan participated in the competition.

On the second day, medals were contested in the final five weight categories: 61, 70, 74, 92, and 125 kg.

In the 61 kg category, the competition resembled a mini Armenian championship — five  Armenian wrestlers competed in this weight class. The furthest progress was made by Armenia’s main representative, Manvel Khndzrtsyan: he secured three victories over opponents from Iran and Iraq but lost in the semifinals. In the bronze medal match, Khndzrtsyan defeated Iran’s Erfan Jafariyan with a score of 4:3 and won bronze — the only medal for the Armenian team in the tournament.

As a team, Armenia finished third in the Takhti Cup 2025. Kyrgyzstan took second place, and Iran first.

Winners and Medalists of the Takhti Cup 2025

57 kg:

1. Ali Momeni Jojade (Iran)

2. Milad Valizade (Iran)

3. Abdymlik Karachov (Kyrgyzstan) & Ali Yahyapour (Iran)

61 kg:

1. Almaz Uulu Bekzat (Kyrgyzstan)

2. Reza Momeni (Iran)

3. Manvel Khndzrtsyan (Armenia) & Ali Golizadegan (Iran)
   5th: Harutyun Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
   9th: Levik Mikaelyan (Armenia)
   9th: Erik Hayrikyan (Armenia)
   12th: Mezhlum Mezhlumyan (Armenia)

65 kg:

1. Jaskaran Singh (India)

2. Yasin Rezaei (Iran)

3. Peyman Nemati (Iran) & Ikromjon Khadjimuradov (Kyrgyzstan)
   9th: Andranik Avetisyan (Armenia)
   12th: Raffi Artashyan (Armenia)

70 kg:

1. Dalgat Abdulkadyrov (Russia)

2. Mohammadali Amouzadeh (Iran)

3. Ebrahim Elahi (Iran) & Aliakbar Fazli (Iran)
   12th: Tigran Ghazaryan (Armenia)

74 kg:

1. Amir Yazdani (Iran)

2. Younes Emami (Iran)

3. Mohammad Bakhshi (Iran) & Hossein Abozari (Iran)
   12th: Hrayr Alikhanyan (Armenia)
   12th: Anushavan Barseghyan (Armenia)

79 kg:

1. Fariborz Babaei (Iran)

2. Mehdi Yousefi (Iran)

3. Alireza Karimi (Iran) & Erfan Elahieh (Iran)

86 kg:

1. Abolfazl Rahmani (Iran)

2. Amirhossein Kavousi (Iran)

3. Bekzat Rakhimov (Kyrgyzstan) & Reza Soleimanian (Iran)
   12th: Aren Israelyan (Armenia)

92 kg:

1. Mohammad Azimi (Iran)

2. Behnam Sarei (Iran)

3. Tohid Nouri (Iran) & Abdulla Arkan Samir (Iraq)
   7th: Mushegh Mkrtchyan (Armenia)

97 kg:

1. Ahmad Bazri (Iran)

2. Abolfazl Babalo (Iran)

3. Mojtaba Goleaji (Iran) & Arashk Mohebi (Iran)
   5th: Sergey Sargsyan (Armenia)

125 kg:

1. Amirhossein Zare (Iran)

2. Amirreza Masoumi (Iran)

3. Mohammadreza Lotfi (Iran) & Abolfazl Mohammadnejad (Iran)
   7th: Khachatur Khachatryan (Armenia)
   7th: Lyova Gevorgyan (Armenia)