Iran Greco-Roman Champion of 2019 Cadet World
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran Greco-Roman team won the title of the 2019 Cadet World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The Iranian team bagged four gold medals in the competition.
Reza Saki from Iran, a 2019 Cadet Asian silver medalist, beat Russian Stepan Starodubtsev, who was second at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, 4-1 for the crown at 71 kg.
For the title at 51 kg, Saeid Esmaeili used a first-period takedown to give him an eventual 2-1 win over Elmir Aliyev from Azerbaijan. It was both wrestlers’ first World Championships.
Iran had won two gold medals on the first day.
Amirreza Dehbozorgi won the gold medal at 48kg after defeating Ziya Babashov from Azerbaijan 3-1 in the final.
Shahrokh Abouzar Mikaeili also took a gold, beating Armenian Razmik Kurdyan 1-0 in the 110kg final.
Securing two individual champions on Sunday, Iran won the team title with 148 points, followed by Azerbaijan with 123 points and Russia with 99 points.
Team results
1. Iran – 148
2. Azerbaijan – 123
3. Russia – 99
4. Kazakhstan – 73
5. Armenia – 73
6. Turkey – 70
7. India – 63
8. Georgia – 63
9. Ukraine – 62
10. Uzbekistan – 49
