The 37th edition of the International Senior Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Pahlavani Wrestling Tournament ‘Takhti Cup’ will be held on January18-20, 2017in Mashahd, Iran.

A total of 36 teams including 23 foreign teams and 13 Iranian teams will participate in the prestigious tournament.

Takhti, the most famous wrestler in Iranian history, died on January 7, 1968. He claimed the gold medal in Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games and won two silver medals in 1952 Helsinki and 1960 Rome Olympic Games.

He won two World Championships gold medals in 1959 Tehran and 1961 Yokohama.

The freestyle wrestler has also seized a gold medal in the 1958 Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan.

Takhti Cup is an important annual wrestling event in Iran, is held in the memory of the late Iranian wrestler Gholamreza Takhti.