Iranian Greco-Roman Wrestlers Win Two Golds at Asian Championship

Date: 28 April 2019 - 21:55

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hossein Nouri and Amir Ghasemi Monjezi have claimed two gold medals on the fifth day of the Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi’an, China.
Nouri claimed the gold medal at the 87kg after defeating Kumar Sunil from India 2-0.
Ghasemi Monjezi also won a gold medal at the 130kg after beating Uzbekistan’s Muminjon Abdullaev 3-2.
Iranian wrestlers also won two bronze medals on Saturday.
Saman Abdevali defeated Kudaibergen Tursynov from Kazakhstan 2-1 in the 63kg and Mohammad Ali Geraei defeated Japanese Naotsugu Shoji by technical fall, 9-0 in the 77kg.
Asian Wrestling Championships is the Wrestling Asian Championship organized by the Asian Associated Wrestling Committee (AAWC).
The men's tournament began in 1979 and the women's tournament was first staged in 1996, and it has been held every year.