Iran’s Greco-Roman Wrestler Ghasemi Secures Olympic Berth
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Greco-Roman wrestler Amir Ghasemi from Iran emerged with a ticket to Rio 2016 at the first World Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Friday.
Ghasemi defeated Iosif Chugoshvili from Belarus 2-0 in the semi-final of the 130kg weight category.
He had to meet Meng Qiang in the final match but his Chinese rival withdrew from the game and the Iranian won the gold medal.
Earlier in the day, Iran’s Hamid Sourian lost to Armenian Roman Amoyan 7-4 in Round of 32 in the 59kg and was knocked out of the competition.
The 2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 was the first of two worldwide qualification tournaments for the 2016 Olympics.
The top three competitors in each weight class qualified for the Olympics.
