Iran finish 3rd at World Wrestling C’ships with 6 medals

Iranian freestyle wrestlers collected two gold, one silver and three bronze medals to stand in the third place at the end of the World Wrestling Championships held in Kazakhstan on Sunday.

Eearlier on SUnday, Mohammad Nokhodi of Iran won a silver medal after being narrowly beaten 4-3 in the final of the men’s freestyle 79kg. He lost to American wrestler Levi Haines 4-3.

Also on Sunday, another Iranian player earned a bronze medal at the 74kg. He defeated Slovak wrestler Tajmuraz Salkazanov 5-4 in the bronze medal match.

A few days ago, the Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team commandingly won the world tile with clearly at the top and winning medals at the 10 weights.

MNA