Mirzazadeh wins Iran’s first medal in 2024 Olympics

TEHRAN – Greco-Roman wrestler Amin Mirzazadeh claimed Iran’s first medal in the 2024 Olympic Games Tuesday night.

He defeated Azerbaijan’s Sabah Shariati 4-0 in the 130kg bronze-medal match.

Shariati, bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games, bade farewell after the match.

Iran’s Saravi will also face Armenia’s Artur Aleksanyan in the final match of the 97kg on Wednesday.