Iranian Wrestlers Win Silver, Bronze Medals at UWW Cadet Worlds


Iranian Wrestlers Win Silver, Bronze Medals at UWW Cadet Worlds

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Four Iranian freestyle wrestlers claimed two silver and two bronze medals at the UWW Cadet World Championships on Saturday.

In the 42kg weight class, Amir Mohammad Yazdani won a silver medal after losing to Ivan Okoneshnikov from Russia.

Erfan Aeini also claimed a silver medal in 50kg after being defeated by Anil from India.

In 58kg, Amirhossein Kavousi snatched a bronze medal and Mojtaba Osmavandani also bagged a bronze medal in 69kg.

UWW CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzogovina

Men’s freestyle results:

42kg
Gold – Ivan Okoneshnikov (Russia)
Silver - Amir Mohammad Yazdani (Iran)
Bronze – Irlasbek Nurakhmet (Kyrgyzstan)
Bronze – Shahin Mukhtarov (Azerbaijan)

50kg
Gold – Anil (India)
Silver - Erfan Aeini (Iran)
Bronze – Ertugrul Kahveci (Turkey)
Bronze – Petr Konstantinov (Russia)

58kg
Gold – Yianni Diakomihalis (USA)
Silver - Jintaro Motoyama (Japan)
Bronze – Amirhossein Kavousi (Iran)
Bronze – Fazil Hasanov (Azerbaijan)

69kg
Gold – Slavik Naniev (Russia)
Silver - Ismail Abdullayev (Azerbaijan)
Bronze – Mojtaba Osmavandani (Iran)
Bronze – Taro Umebayashi (Japan)

85kg
Gold – David-Soslan Lavoev (Russia)
Silver - Khasanboy Rakhimov (Uzbekistan)
Bronze – Nail Seiyar (Turkey)
Bronze – Owen Webster (USA)

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