Nejat Society Albania cheering for Iranian team in U23 world Championship

Iran claimed the title of the 2024 U-23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania. Iran won the team title with 149 points with yet another incredible performance. Iran collected three gold medals and four bronzes in the competition.

Iranian and Albanian members of Nejat Society Albania were in the stadium to cheer for Iranian wrestlers. Holding the flag of Iran and the logo of Nejat Society, they attended the stadium where the matches were held and enthusiastically cheered for the Iranian national team, which had a significant impact on the spirit of the Iranian athletes.

Nejat activists used the opportunity to introduce the society drawing the audience attention to the human rights violations in the Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) camp in Manz. People from the audience approached and were eager to know what these Iranians were doing in Albania, and the necessary explanations were given to them.
What attracted the most attention of the audience was the expression of emotions and enthusiasm of Ermolindo Rahimi, the six-year-old son of Sarfraz and Erisa, who, despite the fact that he has never seen Iran, had the whole stadium shouting “Long live Iran”.

The officials and coaches of the Iranian team present at the stadium, who were unaware of the existence of the Nejat Society Albania, requested the members of the society to participate in the world U23 freestyle wrestling matches. The freestyle wrestling matches will be held on Friday, November 4, until Sunday, November 6, in Tirana, Albania.
The anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran was played a total of 4 times in the capital of Albania. Three times for three gold medals and once for the championship trophy. Mohammad Naghousi in 82kg, Ali Ahmadi Vafa in 55kg and Fardin Hedayati in 130kg claimed three gold medals. Erfan Jarkani in 63kg, Danial Sohrab in 72kg, Ali Oskou in 77kg and Shayan Habibzare in 97kg won four bronze medals.

The U23 World Championships was held in Tirana, Albania from October 21 to 27. This was the second consecutive year that the tournament was held in Tirana. More than 650 wrestlers entered to compete in the event with 240 wrestlers each in Freestyle and Greco-Roman and 184 wrestlers in Women’s Wrestling.

The Nejat Society congratulates all athletes and the honorable nation of Iran for winning the world championship in Albania wishing the national champions success in all sports fields.