Iran’s Geraei Tops World Greco-Roman Rankings


Iran’s Geraei Tops World Greco-Roman Rankings

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - World bronze medalist Mohammadali Geraei from Iran occupied the top spot at 77kg in the May 2018 Ranking Series for Greco-Roman.

Geraei has been a Takhti Cup champion and Asian Championships silver medalist this year.

Reza Khedri sits second in the 55kg and Behnam Mahdizadeh also is second in the 130kg in the rankings.

The 2018 season is the first in which United World Wrestling is utilizing an objective ranking system. The points acquired at continental championships and select rankings series will determine the top four seeded athletes at the 2018 World Championships due to be held in Budapaest in October.

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