Iranian Greco-Roman Wrestlers Claim Three Medals in U-23 World Championships
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Three Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers won medals in the 2024 U-23 World Championships Tuesday night.
Mohammad Naghousi defeated his American rival Beka Melelashvili in the 82kg final 4-3 to win a gold medal.
in the 72kg bronze medal match, Danial Sohrabi defeated Swede Georgios Barbanos 9-0 and in the 97kg weight class Shayan Habibzare emerged victorious over Richard Karelson from Estonia 8-5 to win Iran’s second bronze.
More than 650 wrestlers compete in the event with 240 wrestlers each in Freestyle and Greco-Roman and 184 wrestlers in Women's wrestling.