Iran’s National Freestyle Wresting team defeated the United States 5 to 3 to become world champions for the fourth consecutive year.
The 43rd round of championships was held in Los Angeles and reached the finals on Sunday.
Defeating Belorussia and Turkey, Iran then met Azerbaijan, which it managed to defeat 10 to 7.
U.S. wrestlers were defeated by Iranians Hassan Rahimi in the 57 kilogram category, Behnam Ehsanpour (61kg), Hassan Yazdani (70kg), Meysam Mostafa Jokar (86kg) and Komeyl Ghassemi (125kg).
The Azerbaijan team managed to take the third position after defeating Russia.
The United States has hosted most of the wrestling championships since the began, with the Soviet Union/Russia, the United States and Iran tending to dominate the top spots.
