• Kiev cup-2008

      Iran captured only One silver and one bronze in Kiev cup

      • 0:22 2008/2/28

      Amir Ganji had a poor performance at 96kg final and pinned in second period by 2001 and 2006 world medalist Georgi Gogchelidze from Georgia. Ganji lost first period 6-0. Another 96kg Iranian wrestler,Arash Mardani, lost to Ukraine 4-1(3-1, 1-0).

      Another medal of Iran team captured by young talented wrestler, Iman Mohammadian. 2007 junior Asia champion defeated england(1-0, 1-3, 1-1), pinned Ukraine wrestler and beat Belarus wrestler 4-0(1-0, 3-0) in repecharche and got 74kg bronze medal of freestyle Kiev cup. 

      Final individual standing
      55 kg:
      1- Musa Saidabulatov(Ukraine) 2- Gennadi Tolbea(Moldova) 3- Geverg Markarian  (Armenia)& Artur Khromov(Russia)
      60 kg:
      1- Vasyl Fedroshyn (Ukraine) 2- Martin Berberyan (Armenia) 3- Yuri Semankin (Ukraine)& Maxim Matus (Ukraine)
      66kg:
      1- Trent Paulson(USA) 2- Victor Belokopini(Ukraine) 3- Renat Ramezanov(Russia) &  Arsen Dzhaparov(Russia)
      74 kg:
      1- Saifeddin Osmanov (Kazakhstan) 2- Abdulhakim Shapiev (Kazakhstan) 3- Iman Mohammadian (Iran)& Ben Askren (USA)
      84kg:
      1- Soslan Ketsoev(Russia) 2- Taras Danko(Ukraine) 3- Revaz Mindorashvili(Georgia) & Ludvig Alborov(Russia)
      96 kg:
      1- Georgi Gogchelidze (Georgia) 2-  Amir Abbas Moradi Ganji (Iran) Ilimdar Saidov (Ukraine)&  Yevgeny Kolomites (Russia)
      120kg:
      1- Marid Mutalimov(Kazakhestan) 2- Alexi Shemarov(Russia) 3- Ali isayev (Azerbaijan) & Ruslan Basiev(Armenia) 5- David Musulbes(Slovakia)