Iran Dominates Asian Junior Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship with 5 Gold Medals
Tehran - BORNA - Iran's gold-medal run was spearheaded by Armin Shamsipour in the 55 kg division, who opened his campaign by crushing Kazakhstan’s Kabulov 11-2, before edging out Alimzhanov of Kyrgyzstan 4-2 in the semifinals. In the gold-medal bout, Shamsipour dominated Uzbekistan's Atabek Tursunov with a flawless 8-0 technical superiority victory. In the 63 kg category, Ali Gharibi secured another gold for Iran; following a first-round bye, he dispatched India's Malik 10-2, cruised past Quvonchbek Ismoilov of Uzbekistan 9-0 in the semifinals, and sealed his title with an authoritative 8-1 victory over Zhaojian Wang of China.
The golden streak continued in the upper weight classes as Alireza Mohammad-Hosseini claimed the 82 kg Asian title. He kicked off his tournament with a 9-0 victory over Japan's Ko Matsushima, edged Uzbekistan's Bekmurod Rustamov 3-2 in a tight semifinal, and took apart Kazakhstan's Yerkebulan Anapiya 10-1 in the final. Meanwhile, Amirsam Mohammadi was unstoppable throughout the 97 kg tournament, cruising past China's Li Yu 9-0, Japan's Koki Matsumoto 8-0, and Kazakhstan's Maksim Ukrainsev 5-0, before capping off his brilliant run by routing India's Rana 8-0 to win Iran's fifth gold medal. In the heavyweight division, Amirhossein Abdevali proved his absolute dominance at 130 kg by defeating Uzbekistan's Nematov 3-1, South Korea's Park 9-1, and China's Cheng-Mao Kui 5-1, eventually winning the final bout 7-1 against Aslan Agadadayev of Turkmenistan to stand atop the podium.
Iran also secured valuable podium finishes in other categories to cement its team championship. Mohammad Kazemi enjoyed a spectacular run to the 72 kg finals, delivering back-to-back 9-0 shutouts against Japan's Eguchi and Thailand's Rattaphon Kanchai, followed by a 10-0 thrashing of China’s Shin Chen. However, he fell by a sudden pin to Kyrgyzstan's Yrysbek Khamdamov in the final, settling for a silver medal. In the 60 kg category, Amirali Heidari started strong by shutting out Safarov of Tajikistan 9-0 but fell 6-3 to Abdulrasulov of Kyrgyzstan; he later bounced back in the repechage to edge China’s Li-Jun Bi 2-1 for a hard-fought bronze.
The final two bronze medals were secured by Mohammadreza Gholami and Amirhossein Nematzadeh. Gholami defeated South Korea's Byung-gi Seo 7-1 in the 67 kg division after an initial bye, and despite a semifinal loss to Uzbekistan's Ogabek Mukimov, he recovered to defeat Tserenpuntsag of Mongolia 5-2 for the bronze. In the 87 kg class, Nematzadeh secured a 9-0 win over Uzbekistan's Bobur Abdulrasulov, and following a 6-3 semifinal defeat against Alikhan Teggayev of Kazakhstan, he easily claimed bronze with an 8-0 shutout against Qiangle Wang of China. In the 77 kg division, Amirmahdi Saeidi Neva had a brilliant run with wins over opponents from China and Kyrgyzstan, followed by a semifinal victory over Kazakhstan, but a post-match referee decision disqualified him for unsportsmanlike conduct, eliminating him from the tournament.
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