Iran Win Greco-Roman 2018 Junior World Championships
TRNAVA, Slovakia (Dispatches) – Iran Greco-Roman wrestling team has claimed the title at the 2018 Trnava Junior World Championships, four points ahead of second-place Russia. .
Iran won four gold medals and wrapped up the Greco-Roman team title with 136 points.
Amin Kaviyaninejad (IRI), with his left shoulder heavily taped, claimed back-to-back junior titles, making it his third overall age-level world championship.
In the 72kg championship bout, Kaviyaninejad scored an early takedown and transitioned into a gut wrench to command the 4-0 lead over Georgia’s Nikoloz Tchikaidze. The Iranian wrestler slipped and surrendered his first takedown of the tournament, cutting his lead to 4-2.
The three-time age-level world champion dominated the remainder of the bout, scoring two four-point throws, ending the match with a high dive to a body lock to pick up the fall.
Kaviyaninejad joined fellow countryman Amin Mirzazadeh (IRI) (130kg), Pouya Naserpour (IRI) (55kg), and Mohammadhadi Saravi (IRI) (87kg) as Trnava junior world champions.
Russia came second with 131 points while Armenia finished in third with 83 points.
Turkey and India came fourth and fifth with 79 and 73 points respectively.
The 2018 Junior World Wrestling Championships is being held in Trnava, Slovakia between September 17 and 23.
********Iran, with four gold medalists and 136 points wrapped up the Greco-Roman team title at the 2018 Trnava Junior World Championships, four points ahead of second-place Russia.
Iran won four gold medals and wrapped up the Greco-Roman team title with 136 points.
Amin Kaviyaninejad (IRI), with his left shoulder heavily taped, claimed back-to-back junior titles, making it his third overall age-level world championship.
In the 72kg championship bout, Kaviyaninejad scored an early takedown and transitioned into a gut wrench to command the 4-0 lead over Georgia’s Nikoloz Tchikaidze. The Iranian wrestler slipped and surrendered his first takedown of the tournament, cutting his lead to 4-2.
The three-time age-level world champion dominated the remainder of the bout, scoring two four-point throws, ending the match with a high dive to a body lock to pick up the fall.
Kaviyaninejad joined fellow countryman Amin Mirzazadeh (IRI) (130kg), Pouya Naserpour (IRI) (55kg), and Mohammadhadi Saravi (IRI) (87kg) as Trnava junior world champions.
Russia came second with 131 points while Armenia finished in third with 83 points.
Turkey and India came fourth and fifth with 79 and 73 points respectively.
The 2018 Junior World Wrestling Championships is being held in Trnava, Slovakia between September 17 and 23.
********Iran, with four gold medalists and 136 points wrapped up the Greco-Roman team title at the 2018 Trnava Junior World Championships, four points ahead of second-place Russia.