Iran crowned a pair of champions to claim the team title in freestyle and Adam BATIROV (BRN) nabbed the first gold medal for Bahrain on Sunday, the final day of the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bangkok.

Iran crowned a pair of champions to claim the team title in freestyle and Adam BATIROV (BRN) nabbed the first gold medal for Bahrain on Sunday, the final day of the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bangkok.

World and Olympic Games bronze medalist Ehsan LASHGARI (IRI) won his fourth continental title at middleweight while Asian Games gold medalist Parviz HADI (IRI) collected his third championships title at super heavyweight.

In the 86kg final, Lashgari muscled challenger ORGODOL Uitumen (MGL) all over the mat, shoving the 2014 Asian bronze medalist out of bounds three times in the first period and twice in the second for takedowns and a 7-0 victory.

In the tourney’s finale at 125kg, Hadi received a point off the 30-second activity clock against Daulet SHABANBAY (KAZ) in the first period and snapped the lanky Kazakh down for a spin-behind takedown in the second and a 3-1 victory.

Earlier, Shabanbay’s teammate and defending champion Daulet NIYAZBEKOV (KAZ) hit a low-single attack early in the 61kg final and the converted a cross-ankle lock for eight more points and a 10-0 technical fall win over Behnam EHSANPOOR (IRI) in a repeat of last year’s final.
Iran bagged five gold medals and won with 73 of a possible 80 points, while Mongolia, without a single champion, finished in second place with 63 points, on the strength of Orgodol’s silver medal and bronze medals in six other categories.  Kazakhstan was third with 56 points.

Freestyle- First day

57kg (16 entries)
Gold – Sandeep TOMAR (IND) df. JONG Hak-Jin (PRK), 7-5
Bronze – SODNOMDASH Batbold (MGL) df. Younes SARMASTIDIZAJI (IRI), 16-8
Bronze – Ulukbek ZHOLDOSHBEKOV (KGZ) df. KIM Sunggwon (KOR) by Fall, 0:26 (4-0)
 
65kg (19 entries)
Gold – Meysam NASIRI (IRI) df. Nurlan BEKZHANOV (KAZ), 9-0
Bronze – MA Cunjun (CHN) df. Mohammad Waheeb Shihab AL DHAHABI (IRQ) by TF, 10-0, 1:46
Bronze – BATCHULUUN Batmagnai (MGL) df. Masakazu KAMOI (JPN) by Fall, 5:42 (9-4)

74kg (15 entries)
Gold – Mostafa HOSSEINKHANI (IRI) df. Zhiger ZHAKIROV (KAZ) by Injury Default, 0:00
Bronze – Saiakbai USUPOV (KGZ) df. DORJVANCHIG Gombodorj (MGL), 2-1
Bronze – Azamat SUFIEV (TJK) df. Jitender JITENDER (IND) by TF, 16-4, 4:11

97kg (14 entries)
Gold – Reza YAZDANI (IRI) df. Magomed MUSAEV (KGZ) by Fall, 2:59 (5-0)
Bronze – Bakdaulet ALMENTAY (KAZ) df. Koki YAMAMOTO (JPN), 5-2
Bronze – DORJKHKHAND Khuderbulga (MGL) df. Sukhtobjan MUKARAMOV (UZB) by TF, 10-0, 3:53


Freestyle- Second day

61kg (11 entries)
Gold – Daulet NIYAZBEKOV (KAZ) df. Behnam EHSANPOUR (IRI) by TF, 10-0, 0:47
Bronze – ZHANGBULADAORJI Zhangbuladaorji (CHN) df. Divoshan CHARLES FERNANDO (SRI) by TF, 13-3, 4:55
Bronze – TUMENBILEG Tuvshintulga (MGL) df. Keisuke OTOGURO (JPN), 11-4

70kg (13 entries)
Gold – Adam BATIROV (BRN) df. Kumar VINOD (IND), 5-2
Bronze – Mohammad NADERI (IRI) df. Nobuyoshi TAKOJIMA (JPN), 10-7
Bronze – BUYANJAV Batzorig (MGL) df. MENGHEJIGAN Menghejigan (CHN), 3-3

86kg (15 entries)
Gold – Ehsan LASHGARI (IRI) df. ORGODOL Uitimen (MGL), 7-0
Bronze – GWON Hyeokbeom (KOR) df. Aibek USUPOV (KGZ), 11-9
Bronze – Aslan KAKHIDZE (KAZ) df. Somveer SOMVEER (IND) by TF, 13-3, 5:38

125kg (11 entries)
Gold – Parviz HADI (IRI) df. Daulet SHABANBAY (KAZ), 3-1
Bronze – Aiaal LAZAREV (KGZ) df. SHANG Hai (CHN) by Fall, 2:01 (10-0)
Bronze – NATSAGSUREN Zolboo (MGL) df. NAM Kyongjin (KOR), 9-2

Final Team Rankings
1. Iran, 73 points (5 gold medals, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
2. Mongolia, 63 (0-1-6)
3. Kazakhstan, 56 (1-3-2)
4. India, 41 (1-1-0)
5. Kyrgyzstan, 40 (0-1-3)
6. Japan, 35 (0-0-0)