Ahmadi becomes Iran's 1st finalist at Greco-Roman Wrestling World Championships

Tehran - BORNA - During the opening day of the Greco-Roman Wrestling World Championships featuring the first four weight classes, Ahmadi, who holds a world silver medal, faced host nation representative Iskhar Kurbayev in the 55kg semifinals. The Iranian wrestler overpowered his Kazakh rival with a commanding 7-1 victory to advance to the final. He will wrestle Azerbaijan's Eldaniz Azizli for the gold medal on Sunday.

Following a bye in the first round, Ahmadi started his campaign by thrashing Max Nowry of the United States 10-1. He then secured his semifinal spot by blanking India's Lalit 9-0 in the quarterfinals.

In the other semifinal match of the 55kg weight class, four-time world champion Eldaniz Azizli of Azerbaijan—whose national team is currently led by renowned Iranian head coach Mohammad Bana—defeated Georgia's Vakhtang Lolua to reach the championship match.

Later in the tournament, three other Iranian wrestlers—Ali Ahmadi Vafa (60kg), Ali Oskou (77kg), and Gholamreza Farrokhi (82kg)—will compete against their respective opponents in the semifinals.

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