Hassan Yazdani to Miss Islamic Solidarity Games

Yazdani underwent shoulder surgery following his silver medal achievement at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Iran’s freestyle wrestling coach, Pejman Dorostkar, announced that Yazdani is not yet ready for returning to the mat.

The wrestler has previously missed the 2025 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, to minimize the risk of re-injury.

Yazdani won a gold medal in the 74kg weight class at the 2016 Rio Olympics and secured two silver medals at subsequent Olympics—Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024—in the 86kg category.

Nicknamed “The Greatest,” Yazdani plans to continue his career in the 92kg or 97kg division.