Iranian Greco-Roman Team Arrives in India for Asian Championships


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran Greco-Roman Wrestling team arrived in India Sunday morning to take part at the Asian Wrestling Championships.

The competitions will be played at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi from February 18 to 23.

The governing body of the sport, the United World Wrestling, has announced that this edition will be considered to determine rankings for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Iran has sent 10 wrestlers to the competition.

55kg: Pouya Nasserpour
60kg: Mehdi Mohsennejhad
63kg: Meysam Delkhani
67kg: Hossein Asadi
72kg: Amin Kavianinejhad
77kg: Pejman Poshtam
82kg: Mehdi Ebrahimi
87kg: Behrouz Hedayat
97kg: Mohammad Hadi Saravi
130kg: Amin Mirzadeh

The team is headed by Mohammad Bana.