Iranian Women Team Wins Belt Wrestling World C’ships
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian women’s team claimed the title of the 2019 Belt Wrestling World Championships on Monday.
Iran won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal and claimed the title with 93 points.
Kyrgyzstan came second with 89 points and Kazakhstan finished in third place bagging 63 points.
Hanieh Ashouri won a gold medal at the +75kg.
On Sunday, Fattemeh Fattahi (60kg) and Zahra Yazdani (55kg) had won a silver and a bronze medal respectively.
Iran participated in the competition with six female wrestlers.
Belt Wrestling is a form of wrestling that is one of the oldest historically recorded sports. It involves contestants aiming to knock each other over by grappling with a belt.
The competitions were held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from December 20 to 23.
