Iran’s Shabani Takes Silver at Yasar Dogu
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Ali Shabani seized a silver medal at the Yasar Dogu 2019 Ranking Series tournament in Istanbul on Sunday.
Shabani lost to his American rival Kyle Snyder 2-1 in the final match of 97kg.
Bahman Mohammad Teymouri from Iran had won a bronze medal on Saturday.
The Yasar Dogu International is the final event in the UWW Rankings Series this season.
Competitors earned placement points toward their seeds at this year’s World Championships.
The four wrestlers with the most placements points per weight class will be seeded accordingly at the World Championships in September in Kazakhstan.
