In the men's freestyle 97kg, Azarpira lost to Bahrain’s Akhmed Tazhudinov 4-3 in his first match but defeated Kazakhstan’s Alisher Yergali 6-1 in repechage.

Iran’s Hassan Yazdani in 86kg, Amir Hossein Zare in 125kg and Rahman Amouzad in 65kg have previously seized three silver medals.