Mohmadi advances to Greco-Roman wrestling world final

Tehran - BORNA - During the continuation of the final three weight classes at the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan, Mohmadi, an Olympic and world silver medalist, faced Armenia's Gevorg Tadevosyan in the 87kg semifinals. The Iranian grappler put on a dominant performance, defeating his opponent 10-1 by technical superiority to book his ticket to the final.

Earlier in the tournament, Mohmadi started his campaign with an 11-0 victory over Mongolia's Tsogtbaatar in the first round. He then overpowered Poland's Arkadiusz Kulynycz 5-0 before securing an 8-5 win against Ukraine's Yaroslav Filchakov in his third bout to advance to the semifinals.

Saeid Esmaeili, Iran's last representative in the remaining weight classes, is scheduled to step onto the mat shortly for his 67kg semifinal match.

Meanwhile, Mohammad Mehdi Keshtkar, another Iranian competitor in the final three weight categories, was eliminated from the tournament following a defeat against Bulgaria's Nazaryan.

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