Three IranianGreco-Roman Wrestlers Advance to World U17 Semifinals in BakuThree Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers advanced tothe semifinals on the second day of the 2026 World U17 Wrestling Championshipsin Baku, Azerbaijan, while two other squad members suffered defeats. In the45 kg weight class, Armin Esmaeili opened his campaign with a 9–1 victory overKerem Derman of Turkey before defeating Kazakhstan's Pakitzhan 6–4 in thesecond round to book his spot in the semifinals.Amirreza Tahmasebpour delivered a strongperformance in the 60 kg division, shutting out Greece's Pavlos Tsentidis 8–0and defeating India's Choudhary 7–1. He then secured his semifinal berth with a10–0 technical superiority victory over Japan's Hanamori.In the 71 kg category, Esmaeil Zaherdoustadvanced convincingly by defeating Luka Zelic of Serbia 13–4 and Greece'sDimitrios Sarapis 11–1. He sealed his semifinal spot with a 13–4 technicalsuperiority win against Fozilov of Uzbekistan.Meanwhile, Ahmad Bedraldini was edged out inthe 51 kg bracket. After a first-round bye and a 14–6 victory over Turkey'sIpek, Bedraldini lost on criteria to Vadim Tarylonga of Moldova following a 6–6draw. He now awaits Tarylonga’s progress to see if he qualifies for the bronzemedal repechage.In the 92 kg division, Amirreza Mehri receiveda first-round bye before falling to Ukraine's Yusiiev by fall (6–2). Mehri mustalso await the outcome of his opponent's semifinal match for a potential chancein the bronze medal repechage.On the opening day of the championships onMonday, one Iranian wrestler reached the finals, another qualified for thebronze medal match, and three were eliminated from the competition.