Wrestling U17 Asian Championships:
Karami, Izadi grab golds as Iran bags seven Greco-Roman medals
A prolific first day at the U17 Asian Championships saw Iranian wrestlers collect seven Greco-Roman medals in Amman, Jordan – including double golds for Abolfazl Karami and Danial Izadi.
Representing the country in the 51kg contests, Karami rounded off a dominant run with a technical-superiority victory (9-0) over Uzbekistan’s Khojiakbar Kuchkarov in the final.
Izadi, meanwhile, took Iran’s gold tally to two thanks to a thrilling 10-9 win against Adilet Toishy of Kazakhstan in the 92kg showdown.
Elsewhere, Ahmad Badraddini suffered a 14-3 loss to Uzbek wrestler Umidjon Karomov in the 45kg final and settled for the silver.
Alireza Amiri was also the second best against an Uzbek opponent, Khusniddin Abdukarimov, falling to a 10-0 defeat in the 48kg final.
Amirali Heidari bounced back from a last-four setback to beat China’s Maoxian Liao 8-0 for a joint bronze in the 55kg class.
Abolfazl Shiri also finished his campaign with a consolation bronze in the 60kg event, courtesy of a 10-8 win against Nodirjonn Sangov of Tajikistan.
Ayoub Hosseinvand claimed a third bronze medal for Iran when he outmuscled Kazakhstan’s Aidos Kairatov 8-0 in the third-place bout of the 110kg contests.
The Asian under-17 event will be followed by the U23 Championships in the Jordanian capital until next Sunday.