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Yazdan Afrogh, also known as Mohammadreza Yazdan-Afrough, was a 17-year-old wrestling champion from the Bakhtiari region. He was tragically killed on January 9, 2026, during protests in the Shadabad neighborhood of Tehran. A talented athlete, Yazdan Afrogh harbored the dream of winning an Olympic gold medal. His life was cut short when he was fatally shot by security forces. He sustained direct bullet wounds to his heart and abdomen, inflicted by security forces during the nationwide protests.

محمدرضا یزدان‌افروغ، قهرمان ۱۷ ساله کشتی از منطقه بختیاری، در تاریخ ۱۹ دی ۱۴۰۴ در جریان اعتراضات محله شادآباد تهران به دست نیروهای امنیتی کشته شد. یزدان‌افروغ ورزشکاری بااستعداد بود و آرزوی بزرگ او کسب مدال طلای المپیک بود. زندگی او به طرز غم‌انگیزی با شلیک نیروهای امنیتی به پایان رسید. او در جریان اعتراضات سراسری، بر اثر اصابت مستقیم گلوله به قلب و شکمش جان باخت.