Iran Wins Two More Gold Medals at Asian Wrestling Championship


Iran Wins Two More Gold Medals at Asian Wrestling Championship

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Freestylers Hassan Yazdani and Mohammad Javad Ebrahimi claimed two gold medals on the final day of the Asian Wrestling Championships on Sunday.

Yazdani defeated Mongolian Orgodolyn Üitümen 10-0 in the final of the 86kg and won the gold medal.

Ebrahimi also took a gold medal in the 92kg, beating Kazakhstan’s Adilet Davlumbayev 5-3 in the final.

Mostafa Hosseinkhani in 74kg and Amin Taheri in 125kg also claimed two bronze medals.

On Saturday, Ezzatollah Akbari had won a gold medal in the 79kg and Mojtaba Goleij seized a silver at 97kg.

The 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships took place at the Kozhomkul Sports Palace, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan from February 27 to March 4.

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