Irand sends 9 greco-roman wrestlers to 2014 international wrestling tournament “Vehbi Emre” in Turkey, Istanbul city in February.

Irand sends 9 greco-roman wrestlers to 2014 international wrestling tournament “Vehbi Emre” in Turkey, Istanbul city in February.

It is the first Iranian Greco-roman team appearance in new weight categories. Three national team members from 2013 world championship in Budapest are in line up for Vehbi Emre tournament.

Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Afshin BBiabangard and Mehdi Aliyari represented Iran at world championships.

Iran line up for Vehbi Emre tournament:

59kg: Saman Abdevali – Mohammad Nourbakhsh

66kg: Amin Souri

71kg: Mohammad Karimi – Afshin Biabangard

75kg: Mohammad Sorkhinejad

85kg: Mojtaba Karimfar

98kg: Mehdi Aliyari

130kg: Behnam Mehdizadeh

Head coach: Mohammad Bana

Assistant coach: Saeid Shirzad

Technical director: Hassan Babak