Iranian Wrestler Yazdani Misses Individual World Cup


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Amir Mohammad Yazdani missed the 2020 Individual World Cup after he tested positive for the coronavirus.

The 65kg weight category wrestler was due to travel to Serbia but missed the competition after testing positive for COVID-19.

On Monday, Rahman Amouzad Khalili (57kg) will leave Tehran to participate in the competition.

The “Individual World Cup” is being held in Belgrade, Serbia from December 12 to 18.

The event includes a prize pool of 300,000 CHF spread evenly across the 30 weight categories.