TEHRAN – Iran Greco-Roman team finished in second place at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. Russia won the Greco-Roman team title, thanks to the two gold medals on Wednesday, which propelled them to 190 points. Iran finished second with 155 points, while Georgia ended up on the podium in third […]
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Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Poshtam wins bronze in world championships
TEHRAN – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Pejman Poshtam claimed a bronze medal at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships on Friday. He defeated Hungarian Laszlo Szabo 4-0 in the 82kg weight category. Earlier in the day, Mohammadali Geraei from Iran had won a bronze medal at the 77kg. The 2021 World Wrestling Championships are being held from […]
Mohammadali Geraei takes bronze at World Greco-Roman Wrestling
TEHRAN – Iran’s Mohammadali Geraei won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships on Friday. The Greco-Roman wrestler defeated Hungarian wrestler Tamás Lévai 9-0 in the 77kg bronze medal match. The 2021 World Wrestling Championships are being held from Oct. 2 to 10 in Oslo, Norway. Source
Reliefs depicting scene of Greco-Persian Wars discovered in Turkey
Reliefs depicting scene of Greco-Persian Wars discovered in Turkey – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – Archaeologists in northwestern Turkey have recently discovered a bas-relief, which depicts a battle scene between the Persians and the Greeks in the fifth century BC. Figures on the relief show fighting Greek soldiers beneath the hoofs of the Persian war horses, said […]
2,500-Year-Old Reliefs Found in Turkey Portray Greco-Persian Wars
Archaeologists digging at the site of the ancient Anatolian city of Daskyleion in northwestern Turkey were delighted to discover skillfully carved stone reliefs dating back to the fifth century BC. These sculpted images featured battle scenes pitting the forces of Persia against those of the Greeks, recreating scenes of the Greco-Persian Wars that occurred 2,500 […]
Raspy-voiced French singer Juliette Greco dead at 93
Juliette Greco, a French singer, actress, cultural icon and muse to existentialist philosophers of the country’s postwar period has died, French media said Wednesday. She was 93. They said Greco died in her Ramatuelle house in the south of France, near Saint Tropez. President Emmanuel Macron described Greco as “elegance and freedom” in a tribute […]
2,200yo Greco-Roman temple uncovered in Egyptian desert
The temple was discovered at the al Salam archaeological site, the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced on Wednesday. Two limestone lion statues, bits of pottery, coins, and a sculpture of a man’s head were also found at the site. The front section of the temple and foundations were found, along with a three-foot thick outer […]