Iran has won two freestyle titles at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships at the Papp Laszlo Sports Arena in Budapest.
The golds Wednesday came through Hassan Rahimi in the 55kg category and Reza Yazdani in the 96kg category, reports Xinhua.
Iran also got a silver after Ezzatollah Akbari lost to Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs from the United States in the 74kg category, and two bronze medals through Masoud Esmaeilpour (60kg) and Ehsan Lashgari (84kg).
Iran finished in first, followed by Russia and Ukraine at the championships.
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