• Iran takes two gold, one bronze at Sargsyan Wrestling tournament

      Iran freestyle wrestlers captured two gold and one bronze medal at 2015 freestyle wrestling tournament “Stepan Sargsyan".

      • 9:22 2015/7/20
       
      Iran freestyle wrestlers captured two gold and one bronze medal at 2015 freestyle wrestling tournament “Stepan Sargsyan”.
      Alireza Karimi(86kg) and Mohammadhossein Mohammadian(97kg) were Iranian gold medalists as Behnam Ehsanpour took bronze at 65kg.
      Alireza Karimi (86kg) defeated Russians Soslan Ketsoev(6-0) and Vladislav Valiev (4-0) in primary rounds, won semifinal match against Nodar Agadze from Georgia 18-8. In the final Soslan Tigiev from Uzbekistan withdrew and Karimi took 86kg gold medal.
       Mohammadhossein Mohammadian(97kg), defeated MagomedKhadji Narav from Macedonia(12-10), Evgeni Kolomitis from Russia (7-1) and Wynn Michalak from USA (9-3). Mohammadian beat Pavlo Oliynik from Ukraine (2-1) to win gold medal.
       
      Iran had four wrestlers in Sargsyan tournament. Reza Atari eliminated from 57kg competition and Behnam Ehsanpour was third at 65kg.