Iran Runner-Up at Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian junior freestyle team finished in second place in the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation Cup on Thursday.
The Iranian team claimed four gold, five silver and four bronze medals in the competition held at the “Sarhadchi” Sport Olympic Center in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Mehdi Eshghi in the 46kg, Amir Parasteh in the 50kg, Mostapha Najafi in the 76kg and Erfan Jafari in the 100kg snatched four gold medals.
Ali Hafezi in the 42kg, Majid Dastan in 54kg, Hamed Rahimi in the 58kg, Amir Hossein Kavusi in the 63 kg, and Sajjad Gholami in the 69kg won silver medals.
In the 42kg, Ali Azimi claimed a bronze medal. Amir Hossein Khodabakhshi won a bronze medal in the 46kg. Reza Alijanzadeh snatched a bronze medal in the 54kg and Erfan Ayoubi seized a bronze in the 100kg.
Azerbaijan won the competition with 86 points, followed by Iran (85) and Turkey (76).
The tournament brought 100 wrestlers from Azerbaijan, Iran, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, Russia, Iraq, Turkey and Kazakhstan together.
