Iran’s Mohsennezhad Wins Gold at U-20 World Wrestling Championships


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ahmad Reza Mohsennezhad of Iran won the gold medal at the U-20 World Wrestling Championships on Saturday.

The Greco-Roman wrestler defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Zhantoro Mirzaliev 9-0 in the final bout of 63kg.

The 2023 U-20 World Championships started in Amman, Jordan on August 14 and will run until August 20.

Iran’s freestyle team won the title with 165 points, followed by the US and India with 152 and 102 points, respectively.