National Judo Team Returns to Iran

Members of the national judo team returned to the country after winning the championship title in the 2025 African Open Cup in Tunisia.

  According to the official website of the Judo Federation; The 2025 African Open Cup was held from February 15 to 19 of this year, hosted by Tunisia, and Iranian judokas were able to bring home the championship title.

According to the official website of the Judo Federation, the 2025 African Open Cup competitions were held from February 15 to 18 of this year, hosted by Tunisia, and Iranian judokas were able to win the championship title.

Team results of the national judo team sent to the Tunisian competition:

The members of the national youth judo team returned to the country this morning after winning the third team title and the national adult judo team after winning the championship title of these competitions,

welcomed by Maryam Baharvand, Vice President of the Federation, Mustafa Karimi, Director of the National Teams Organization, members of the Federation, a group of the national team members’ families, and…

According to the official website of the Judo Federation, the World Judo Federation announced the ranking of young judokas based on the calculation of points from international competitions.

Individual results of the national judo team at the Tunisia Open:

Accordingly, considering Alireza Nik Serasht’s gold medal win at the 2025 Tunisia Open Africa Cup in the youth category in the minus 100 kg weight category and scoring 320 points

In the world rankings, this proud judoka rose five places to fifth place.

Nick Serasht also rose one place to 99th place in the adult age group rankings.

As for Amir Abbas Choupan, due to winning two gold medals in the youth and senior age categories at the 2025 African Open Cup in Tunisia,

he was able to rise eight places and earn 284 points to occupy seventh place in the ranking.

He also rose 190 places to 178th place in the senior age category.

Also, Hossein Namdar, due to winning a gold medal at the 2025 African Open Cup in Tunisia, was ranked 146th in the senior age category.

Elias Parhizgar also registered the 220th place in the world adult ranking after winning the silver medal at the 2025 African Open Cup in Tunisia in the adult age category, rising 230 places.

Also, according to the latest announcement of the world adult age ranking, Maryam Barbat is also ranked 121st.

It is worth noting that according to the new regulations of the World Judo Federation,

Judokas ranked one to one hundred in the adult rankings and judokas ranked one to sixteen in the youth age group will be able to participate in the 2025 World Senior Championships.