Wrestlers to Revive Olympics Quota in Mongolia

Date: 02 April 2016 - 20:54

News ID: ۲۵۱۰۲

TEHRAN (MNA) – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers will take part in Mongolia qualifying tournament to fight for two Olympics quotas.
Missing the quotas in Asian OG Qualifying Tournament of Kazakhstan on March 2016, Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers will attend the 1st OG World Qualifying Tournament in Ulaanbaatar, which is scheduled to be held on 22-24 April.
Saman Abdevali, Mehrdad Mardani, Bashir Babajanzadeh and Amir Ghasemi Monjazi will depart for the Mongolian capital on April 18.
"If we miss the quotas in Mongolia, Iran’s athletes will have one more opportunity in Turkey’s 2nd OG World Qualifying Tournament,” said head of national Greco-Roman team Hesameddin Jafari.