• Hassan Yazdani: I Am Happy Because Iranian People Are Happy

      Hassan YAZDANI talked about his feeling after winning gold medal in 2021 World FS Wrestling Championships in Oslo. Yazdani says: I am happy because Iranian people are happy.

      • 16:28 2021/10/6

      Hassan YAZDANI talked about his feeling after winning gold medal in 2021 World FS Wrestling Championships in Oslo. Yazdani says: I am happy because Iranian people are happy.

      In 86kg final, Hassan YAZDANI (IRI) changed the story of his matches against David TAYLOR (USA) and there would be no last-minute comeback this time. Hassan YAZDANI (IRI), so unbeatable against everyone else, could finally walk off the mat a winner over rival David TAYLOR (USA) for the first time in four career clashes.
      Yazdani controlled the match from start to finish to notch a solid 6-2 victory over Taylor in the highly anticipated 86kg final as four freestyle titles were decided on the second day of the World Championships in Oslo on Sunday.
      Yazdani's victory, coming two months after a heartbreaking loss to Taylor in the final at the Tokyo Olympics, gave him a third world title to go with his 2016 Rio Olympic gold, and capped a remarkable day for Iran in the Jordal Amfi arena.
      "I made the people of Iran happy," Yazdani said. "I need to appreciate Taylor, because he worked as a motivation and inspiration for me to work better and better and become the champion."
      "Iran always supports their wrestlers and fans here were great," Yazdani said. "And it was because of them and God I won."
      Yazdani continually kept the pressure on, using an underhook to force Taylor to the edge and score a pair of stepout points in the first period. In the second period, he added a takedown, before Taylor got on the scoreboard with a takedown with 1:03 left.
      With the clock ticking down, Taylor tried a counter lift, but Yazdani held firm and dumped him to the mat for a takedown and the final points of an well-earned victory.
      "He's a great competitor," said Taylor, whose lone world title came in 2018, where he beat Yazdani in the first round. "Not my day."
      Asked what he could have done differently, Taylor quipped, "Scored my points. He's a good wrestler. We will go again."