Iran Finishes Third at Greco-Roman World Cup


TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran defeated Turkey to come third at the Greco-Roman World Cup in Tehran.

In the third-fourth match held at the Azadi Complex on Friday, the Iranian wrestling team defeated Turkey 6-2 and finished in third place.

Iran lost to Azerbaijan 6-2 in Group A and defeated Sweden (6-2) and Germany (7-1) respectively. 

The final match will be held between Russia and Azerbaijan.

IRAN (IRI) v. TURKEY (TUR), 6-2
59 kg - Mohsen HAJI POOR (IRI) df. Ayhan KARAKUS (TUR) by FALL, 6-0 
66 kg - Afshin BIABANGARD (IRI) df. Atakan YUKSEL (TUR) by forfeit, 0-0 
71 kg - Payam BOYERI (IRI) df. Yunus OZEL (TUR), 6-0 
75 kg - Emrah KUSH (TUR) df. Yousof AKHBARI (IRI), 7-2
80 kg - Habibollah AKHLAGHI (IRI) df. Alsan ATEM (TUR) by DQ, 10-2 
85 kg - Davoud ABEDIN ZADEH (IRI) df. Metehan BASHAR (TUR), 2-0 
98 kg - Mahdi ALIYARI (IRI) df. Fatih BASHKOY (TUR), 1-1 
130 kg - Riza KAYAALP (TUR) df. Behnam MAHDI ZADEH (IRI) by TF, 10-2