• Iran Olympic team selected in four weights

      Dadashi didnt invite to national team training camp

      • 23:53 2008/6/9

      Four Iranian freestyle wrestlers selected for Olympic Games.
      Morad Mohammadi at 60kg, Mehdi Taghavi at 66kg, Reza Yazdani at 84kg and Fardin Masoumi at 120kg named as four Iranian freestyle team members for 2008 Olympic Games.
      Mohammadi is 2006 world champion and Taghavi won junior world gold medal during last two years. Reza Yazdani is one of the two Iranian freestyle wrestlers medalists at 2007 world championship. Two world bronze medals are his best careers. Aslo Masoumi have many Asia gold medals as well as 2006 world bronze medal.
      The main decision was in 55kg weight class. Takhti cup champion and three times world team member ,Taghi Dadashi didnt invite to training camp and probably win not have any chance for Olympic.
      Iranian freestyle team members who invited to Olympic training camp are as follow:
      55kg: Abbas Dabbaghi, Hasan Rahimi
      60kg: Seyed Morad Mohammadi, Mohsen Aghajani
      66kg: Mehdi Taghavi, Saeid Dadashpour, Hamid Mohammadnejad
      74kg: Meisam Mostafa Jokar, Majid Mohammadi
      84kg: Reza Yazdani, Ehsan Lashgari
      96kg: Saeid Amiri, Alireza Robatmoradi, Abazar Eslami, Saeid Ebrahimi
      120kg: Fardin Masoumi, Ashkan Azalifar, Mohsen Rezaei

      Head Coach: Mahmoud Moezipour
      Assistant Coaches: Mohsen Farahvashi, Mohammad Talaei, Esmaeil Dangesaraki
      Physical trainer: Dr. Bahman Mirzaei
      Analyzers: Mohammad Ebrahim Seifpour, Mohammadreza Navaei
      Team Doctor: Dr. Amir Sasan
      Team supervisor: Hasan Hamidi