Iran U23 freestyle wrestling team crowned world champion with 4 golds, 1 silver, 4 bronzes
Tehran - BORNA - At the end of the U23 World Freestyle Wrestling Championships in the United States, in the 97 kg weight class, Mohammad Mobin Azimi faced Simonyan of Armenia in the bronze medal bout, securing a 10-0 technical fall victory to claim the bronze.
Azimi previously defeated Aliyev of Azerbaijan 8-0 in the first round. He then overcame Puyunov of Uzbekistan 9-5 to reach the quarterfinals. In this stage, Azimi secured a 6-1 victory against Gidak of Turkey and advanced to the semifinals. However, he suffered a 14-9 defeat against Tahir Khaniev of Russia in this stage, sending him to the bronze medal match.
Prior to this, Ahoura Khateri in 65 kg, Mehdi Yousefi in 79 kg, Abolfazl Rahmani in 92 kg, and Abolfazl Mohammadnejad in 125 kg won gold medals. Ebrahim Elahi secured a silver medal in the 70 kg category, while Ebrahim Khari in 61 kg, Ali Karampour in 74 kg, and Reza Afshar in 86 kg grabbed bronze medals.
Consequently, the Iranian national U23 freestyle wrestling team clinched the world championship title with a total of 180 points. Russia finished second with 171 points, and the US placed third with 107 points.
Last year, Iran's U23 freestyle wrestling team finished as the world runner-up behind the US.
Earlier in the tournament, the Iranian national U23 Greco-Roman wrestling team had also secured the world championship title.
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