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News ID: 58851
Publish Date : 23 October 2018 - 21:39

Karimi Claims Bronze at Wrestling World Championships

TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Alireza Karimi from Iran has won a bronze medal at the 2018 Senior World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
The freestyler defeated Dato Marsagishvili from Georgia 12-1 at the 92kg.
The other bronze at this weight category was won by Atsushi Matsumoto from Japan, who edged Mongolian Turtogtokh Luvsandorj 6-5.
The gold medal went to USA’s J’den Cox, a bronze medalist at the Rio Olympics and Paris World Championships while competing at 86kg, topped Ivan Yankouski from Belarus 4-1 at 92kg.
The freestyle competitions of 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest wrapped up on Tuesday, while Iran has pocketed three bronze medals, not having even one finalist in the event.

 ********Iranian freestyle wrestler Alireza Karimi