• 15:16 2008/7/22

      Iran line-up announced for 2008 junior World wrestling championship in Turkey, Istanbul, 29 July to 3 August.

      Iran participates in world championship with wrestlers who competed in Asian championship in Qatar but Greco-roman team has three changes.
      Both teams won team title in Asian championship. Freestyle team had seven gold medals and one bronze as well as Greco-roman team captured four gold medals, two silvers and one bronze.

      Iran line-up for 2008 junior world wrestling championship:
      Freestyle:
      50kg: Farzad Jafari
      55kg: Hasan Rahimi
      60kg: Masoud Esmaeilpour
      66kg: Mostafa Hoseinkhani
      74kg: Saeid Tavakol
      84kg: Ali Rajabzadeh
      96kg: Komeil Ghasemi
      120kg: Amir Ghasemi Monjezi
      Head coach: Majid Khodaei
      Assistant coaches: Morteza Latifi, Ali Shokripour, Saeid Ghaeini.

      Greco-roman:
      50kg: Reza Asadpour
      55kg: Mohsen Hajipour
      60kg: Amir Derikvandi
      66kg: Saeid Abdevali
      74kg: Yadollah Arab Jafari
      84kg: Babak Ghorbani
      96kg: Mohammadreza Akbari
      120kg: Bashir Babajanzadeh
      Head coach: Hasan Rangraz
      Assistant coaches: Sardar Pashaei, Loghman Rezaei, Hasan Pirrasoulzadeh.