Wrestling Asian Youth Championship:
Iran Greco-Roman wrestlers crowned with nine medals
The stunning performance of Iranian representatives at Greco-Roman Wrestling of Asian Youth Championships brought home six gold, one silver and a couple of bronze medals in Sriracha, Thailand.
The Iranian squad bagged a total of nine medals to stand atop the team table with 206 points, followed by Kazakhstan, which tallied 185 points and Kyrgyzstan at the third place with 141 points.
At the end of the first day’s competitions on Saturday, all five representatives of Iran won gold medals as Ali Ahmadi-Vafa in 55kg, Erfan Jarkani in 63kg, Alireza Abd-e Vali in 77kg, Mohammad Hadi Seydi in 87kg, and Abolfazl Fat’hi Tazangi in 130kg won the golds.
Ahmadi-Vafa thrashed Kazakh Arsen Zhuma 8-0 in a thrilling final showpiece to walk away with the ultimate prize of the 55kg-category contests, while Jarkani came out victorious 5-1 against Saudi Arabia’s Munthir Jandu for the 63kg gold.
A third gold medal for the Iranians came in the 77kg event, where Abd-e Vali outmuscled Ulan Muratbek Uulu of Kyrgyzstan 9-0 in the final.
Seydi won another gold medal for Iran in 87kg final with an 8-0 victory over Kazakh Baglan Kuanysh while the fifth top prize was fetched by Fat’hi Tazangi in 130kg as the Iranian athlete bested Jokhar Uzarov from Kazakhstan in the final.
As second day of the contest ended on Sunday, one more gold medal was snatched by Iran’s Hamidreza Keshtkar in 97kg, while Ahmadreza Mohsennejad settled for the silver medal of 67kg and two bronzes were won by Ahoura Boveyri and Mohammad Arjomand in 72kg and 82kg, respectively.
The sixth gold medal for Iran was drawn by Keshtkar as he defeated Kazakh wrestler Rakhat Berzhanov 6-3 in the final game.