• Bimeh Razi Wins World Greco-Roman Wrestling Clubs Cup

      Second Greco-Roman World Clubs Cup finished in Iran as Iranian Bimeh Razi captured team title and Armenian team Dinamo placed second.

      • 9:0 2015/12/19
      From UWW site
      KHORRAMSHAHR, Iran (December 19) -- The second World Greco-Roman Wrestling Clubs Cup was held this week and capped the 2015 United World Wrestling calendar with big money prizes, as the top three clubs earned $100,000 in combined prize money. Iran's Bimeh Razi (IRI) won the title to earn $50,000, Dinamo (ARM) placed second with $30,000 and Padideh Andimeshk (IRI) came third with $20,000.

      The competition was held in in the southern Iranian port city of Khorramshahr, which hosted its biggest international sport event since the start of the Iran-Iraq War in 1980.

      Khorramshahr was captured by Iraq in 1980, but Iran recaptured the city in 1982, after 578 days. The city was completely destroyed at that time, but through reconstruction and big events like the wrestling world cups, Iranians are hopeful that Khorramshahr can once again become a major international city.

      Twelve international teams from three continents attended the championships: S-Primoga (UKR), Padideh Andimeshk (IRI), Budapest T.F. (HUN) , NS Academy (BUL), Petroshimi Arvand (IRI), Manas (KGZ), Bimeh Razi (IRI), Alp Arsalan (TKM) , Sina Sanat Izeh (IRI), Dinamo (ARM) , Aska (TJK) and Morocco Club (MOR) competed in the competition.
      Also some of the Olympic and world champions such as 2012 Olympic champion Omid NOROOZI (IRI) and 2011 world champion Saeid ABDEVALI (IRI) competed along with a handful of world medalists, including 2015 world bronze medalist Yousef GHADERIAN (IRI), 2014 world bronze medalist Afshin BYABANGARD (IRI) and two-time world bronze medalist Habibollah AKHLAGI (IRI).

      “The Iranian wrestling family has enjoyed almost three million dollars from sponsors during this year’s Iran Premier Leagues and the World Clubs Cups in both Greco-Roman and freestyle." said Iranian wrestling president and former Olympic champion, Rasoul KHADEM. World Clubs Cup competition is a new movement in world of wrestling that has started by Iranian wrestling federation and we hope this competition help the international wrestling to attract more sponsors.”

      “The yearly holding of World Clubs Cup gives us the opportunity to reduce its defects and by the help and cooperation of United World Wrestling and specially president Nenad LALOVIC. I am sure this event will be useful for developing wrestling all over the world.” Khadem added.
      Although women are not allowed to watch men competitions in the halls and stadiums, the mother of 130kg Wrestler Amir Ghasemi MONJAZI (IRI) broke the protocol and came inside the hall to watch her son’s defeat 2011 world bronze medalist Bashir BABAJANZADEH.

      Final match result

      Bimeh Razi (IRI) df. Dinamo (ARM) 7-1

      59kg- Mohsen HAJIPOUR (Bimeh) df. NarekKHACHATRYAN (Dinamo) ,8-6
      66kg- Omid NOROOZI (Bimeh) df. Hovhannes VARDERESYAN (Dinamo), 6-0
      71kg- Afshin BYANGARG (Bimeh) df. Armen HAKOBYAN (Dinamo), 4-0
      75kg- Saeid ABDEVALI (Bimeh) df. Ruben GHARIBYAN (ARM) by TF, 9-0
      80kg- Yousef GHADERIAN (Bimeh) df. Gegham  TORGOMYAN (Dinamo), 3-0
      85kg- Habibollah AKHGALI (Bimeh) df. Argishti ABGARYAN (Dinamo) by TF, 8-0
      98kg- Mehdi ALIYARI (Bimeh) df. Koren ABGARYAN (Dinamo) by TF, 8-0

      130kg- vachik yeghiazaryan (Dinamo) df. Bashir Babajanzadeh(Bimeh) by forfeit
       
      Third place match:  Padideh Andimeshk (IRI) df. Budapest T.F. (HUN), 53
      Fifth place match: Sina Sanat Izeh (IRI) df.  S-Primoga (UKR) 8-0
      Seventh place match: Petroshimi Arvand (IRI) df. S.N. Academy (BUL) 7-1
      Ninth place match: Manas (KGZ) df. Aska (TJK) 7-1

      Group stage results

      Group A
      Padideh Andimeshk (IRI) df. Petroshimi Arvand (IRI) 7-1
      Padiden Andimeshk (IRI) df. Manas (KGZ) 6-2
      Petroshimi Arvand (IRI) df. Manas (KGZ) 6-2

      Group B
      Bimeh Razi (IRI) df. Alp Arsalan (TKM) 8-0
      Bimeh Razi (IRI) df. Sina Sanat Izeh (IRI) 4-4 (15-13)
      Alp Arsalan (TKM) df. Sina Sanat Ideh (IRI) 8-0

      Group C
      Dinamo (ARM) df. Aska (TJK) 8-0
      S-Primoga (UKR) df. Aska (TJK) 6-2
      Dinamo (ARM) df. S-Primoga (UKR) 8-0

      Group D
      Budapest T.F. (HUN) df. NS Academy (BUL) 6-2
      Budapest T.F. (HUN) df. Morocco Club (MOR) 7-1
      NS Academy (BUL) df. Morocco club (MOR) 4-4 (21-13)

      Semifinals
      Budapest T.F. (HUN) df. Dinamo (ARM) 7-1
      Bimeh Razi (IRI) df.  Padideh Andimeshk (IRI) 4-3