Gholamreza Takhti is a hero. In Iran, a nation full of wrestlers and wrestling fans, he’s the most beloved wrestler of them all. But unexpectedly, tragically, the great champion is found dead in ...

Exploring Iranian wrestling legend Gholamreza Takhti’s journey in life, death and his legacy. The Iranian wrestler was the people's hero: a multiple gold Olympic medal-winner, who embodied the ...

Gholamreza Takhti is dead. Rana Rahimpour looks at the ... Everything in Iran is political, and sport is no exception. To understand why, Rana takes us through the story of Mossadegh, Iran ...

After Gholamreza Takhti’s death, the legend of Takhti is born. Rana Rahimpour wrestles with the myth to catch glimpses of the real Takhti, and seek the legacy that he left behind. Show more ...

Gholamreza Takhti was an Iranian freestyle wrestler and varzesh-e bastani (Persian traditional sport) practitioner. Takhti was not only an athlete but a role model, admired by all Iranians in all ...

Takhti, who was found dead in a hotel room in January 1968 at the age of just 37, claimed the gold medal in Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games and won two silver medals in Helsinki 1952 and Rome 1960 ...