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The infection was confirmed by direct microscopy and culture tests. The causative agents were identified by polymerase chain reaction\u2010restriction fragment length polymorphism method on ITS rDNA region. The indoor environmental factors were evaluated in 81 sports halls in terms of temperature (\u00b0C), humidity (%), density (m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\/athletes) and the number of ventilators.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Tinea gladiatorum was confirmed in 6.5% (278\/4240) of the athletes. Tinea corporis was the most common type of tinea (192\/278; 69.0%), and 175 cases (27.7%) had more than one type of tinea. Moreover, <jats:italic>Trichophyton tonsurans<\/jats:italic> (192\/203; 94.5%) was the most aetiological agent in all athletes followed by <jats:italic>Microsporum canis<\/jats:italic> (6\/203; 2.9%), <jats:italic>Trichophyton rubrum<\/jats:italic> (2\/203; 0.9%) and <jats:italic>Trichophyton interdigitale<\/jats:italic> (1\/203; 0.4%). There was no significant association between the prevalence of tinea gladiatorum and the indoor environmental factors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>T.\u00a0tonsurans<\/jats:italic> is the most common agent of tinea gladiatorum in Northern Iran. Since no positive culture of dermatophyte was obtained from mats, it seems that skin\u2010to\u2010skin contact would be the most probable mode of transmission among wrestlers. 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