Iran's Freestyle Wrestling Team Wins Junior Asian Championship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran’s freestyle wrestling team claimed the title of the Asian Junior Championship in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Sunday.
The Iranian team won six gold medals, one silver and one bronze in the tournament.
Iran finished in first place with 77 points, followed by Kazakhstan (64) and India (49).
Medal-winning wrestlers in different weights are as follows:
50kg
Gold: Saber Khanjani (IRI)
Silver: Azamat Toibek (KAZ)
Bronze: Mandalsuren Sedev (MGL) - Chol U Sin(PRK)
55kg
Gold: Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov (KGZ)
Silver: REZA Atri (IRI)
Bronze: Zanabazar Zandanbud (MGL) – Guk Hzeon Kim (KOR)
60kg
Gold: Iman Sadeghi (IRI)
Silver: Sirojiddin Hasanov (UZB)
Bronze: Kuat Amirtayev (KAZ) - Yushi Sakamato (JPN)
66kg
Gold: Hassan Yazdani (IRI)
Silver: Yuhi Fujinami (JPN)
Bronze: Turbold Ganbold (MGL) - Ilyas Zhumay (KAZ)
74kg
Gold: REZA Mozafari (IRI)
Silver: Kirin Kinoshita(JPN)
Bronze: Abdurasul Vakhobov (UZB) – Alexandr Goltsman (KAZ)
84kg
Gold: Elkhan Assadov (KAZ)
Silver: Bakhodur Kadirov (TJK)
Bronze: Mojtaba Goleij (IRI) - Sharma Karanveer (IND)
96kg
Gold: Pedram Jamshidi (IRI)
Silver: Dahiya Pawan (IND)
Bronze: Yusuke Yoshikawa (JPN) - Chengcheng Wang (CHN)
120kg
Gold: Amin Taheri (IRI)
Silver: Akbar Yelubaiuly (KAZ)
Bronze: Yamamoto Takiki (JPN) - Munkhbaatar Enkhtur (MGL)
Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestling team also claimed the title of the Junior Asian Championship on Friday.