Iranian Women Claim Two Medals at Belt Wrestling World C’ships
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Fatemeh Fattahi and Zahra Yazdani from Iran claimed two medals at the 2019 Belt Wrestling World Championships on Sunday.
Fattahi lost to Meerim Momunova from Kyrgyzstan in the final match of the 60kg.
Yazdani also won a bronze medal at the 55kg weight class.
Iran has participated in the competition with six female wrestlers.
Belt Wrestling is a form of wrestling that is one of the oldest historically recorded sports. It involves contestants aiming to knock each other over by grappling with a belt.
The competitions is underway in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from December 20 to 23.
