Some of the best Iranian wrestlers compete at 2008 Asian championships in Jeju Island in Korea. Champions of this competition qualify to 2008 Olympic.
Three times world champion at 55kg Hamid Sourian and 2007 world bronze medalist at 96kg Ghasem Rezaei are in Greco-roman line-up. Also 2006 world champion at 60kg Morad Mohammadi, 2006 world bronze medalist at 120kg Fardin Masoumi and three times world team member at 55kg Taghi Dadashi are among freestyle wrestlers.
Iran qualified 5 of 14 freestyle and Greco-roman weight classes for Beijing Olympic at the 2007 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Iran needs to qualify four weights in Greco-roman(60kg, 66kg, 74kg, 120kg) and five weights in freestyle(55kg, 60kg, 66kg, 74kg, 120kg).
Iran squad for 2008 Asian championships
Freestyle
55kg: Taghi Dadashi
60kg: Morad Mohammadi
66kg: Hamid Mohammadnejad
74kg: Meisam Mostafa Jokar
84kg: Hamed Tatari
96kg: Amir Abbas Moradi Ganji
120kg: Fardin Masoumi
Head coach: Mahmoud Moezipour
Coaches: Ali Haghverdi , Esmaeil Dangesaraki

Greco-roman
55kg: Hamid Sourian
60kg: Abouzar Nourzadeh
66kg: Hamid Reyhani
74kg: Mehdi Mohammadi – Farshad Alizadeh
84kg: Taleb Nematpour
96kg: Ghasem Rezaei
120kg: Masoud Hashemzadeh

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