He edged past Azerbaijan’s Hasrat Jafarov 2-1 in 67kg final bout.

Esmaeili started the campaign with a 9-0 win over Serbia’s Sebastian Nađ in Round of 32. He then defeated Uzbekistan’s Shermukhammad Sharibjanov 8-0 in Round of 16, Norway’s Håvard Jørgensen 8-0 in quarterfinals and Daniial Agaev (UWW) 10-0 in semifinals.

The bronze medals were won by Daniial Agaev (UWW) and Slavik Galstyan (ARM).

The 2025 World Wrestling Championships are being held in Zagreb, Croatia from September 13 to 21.