Iranian Freestylers Win Two Medals at Dmitry Korkin
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Younes Emami and Kamran Ghasempour claimed a gold and a bronze medal respectively at the Dmitry Korkin 2017 wrestling tournament.
Emami won the gold medal in the 65kg weight category at the Sports Training Center in the Russian city of Yakutsk after beating his Russian opponent 5-1 in the final match on Saturday.
Ghasempour claimed the bronze medal in the 85kg weight category.
The Dmitry Korkin Cup 2017 kicked off in Yakutsk, Russia, on September 30 and will finish on October 1.
The international tournament brought together athletes from 19 countries, including Bulgaria, Finland, Georgia, Iran, Japan, Romania, South Korea and Turkey.
The tournament is conducted under United World Wrestling (UWW) freestyle rules in 57, 61, 65, 70, 74, 86, 97 and 125 weight categories.
