World Freestyle Wrestling Clubs Cup:
Iran’s Shahr Bank crowned champion
Iran’s Shahr Bank was crowned the champion at the 8th World Freestyle Wrestling Clubs Cup in Tonekabon, northern Iran.
The Iranian club dominated the Indian representative 9-1 in the final showdown on Friday.
Mahdi Veisi (57kg), Reza Atri (61kg), Russian Abasgadzhi Magomedov (65kg) – the reigning world silver medalist – Morteza Qiasi (70kg), Amirmohammad Yazdani (74kg), Amirhossein Firouzpour (92kg), Ahmad Bazri (97kg), and Mojtaba Goleij all came out on top against their opponents, with Mohammad Nokhodi handed a walkover victory in the 79kg contest, as the Iranian club claimed the team title for a second successive year.
The Indian team’s single win came in an all-Iranian 86kg showdown, where Ali Savadkouhi suffered a shock defeat against Sajjad Gholami.
Iranian side Shazand Petrochemicals defeated the Kazakhstan team 8-2, thanks to victories for Reza Mo’meni (61kg), Armin Habibzadeh (65kg), Ali-Akbar Zaroudi (70kg), Amirhossein Hosseini (74kg), Mohsen Kouchnejad (79kg), Ali Shakouri (86kg), Ali Mansouri (92kg), and Abolfazl Rostampour (125kg), to finish on the third podium.