Iran Greco-Roman Team Wins Junior Asian Championships


Iran Greco-Roman Team Wins Junior Asian Championships

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran Greco-Roman team won the Junior Asian Wrestling Championships held in Chon Buri, Thailand.

Iran finished in first place with 218 points, winning seven gold medals, one silver and one bronze in the two-day competition.

Bahram Maroufkhani (67kg), Mohammad Reza Rostami (72kg), Mohammad Naghousi (77kg), Hossein Forouzandeh (82kg), Hassan Forouzandeh (87kg), Hamed Abdevali (97kg) and Ali Akbar Yousefi (130kg) won seven golds.

Saeid Arjemandi (63kg) and Milad Rezanejhad (60kg) seized two silver and bronze medals respectively.

Kazakhstan came second with 146 points and India finished third with 145 points.

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