Iranian Wrestlers Win Four Medals at Bulgaria’s Tournament


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers claimed three gold medals and one bronze at the Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov first day in Bulgaria.

Freestylers Mostafa Ghiasi (79kg) and Arashk Mohebbi (92kg) won two gold medals and Amir Mohammad Yazdani (70kg) seized a bronze.

Greco-Roman wrestler Shahin Bodaghi (72kg) also took a gold medal.

The 60th edition of the event began on March 2 in Sofia, Bulgaria and will run until March 5.

The tournament is being held in honor of Dan Kolov who was the first European freestyle wrestling champion from Bulgaria and European and world champion Nikola Petrov.