UWW Ranking Series:
Iran’s Sohrabi wins Greco-Roman gold at Ulaanbaatar Open
Greco-Roman wrestler gave Iran a flying start at the Ulaanbaatar Open, by grabbing the gold medal of the 72kg contests at the third UWW Ranking Series event of the season in the Mongolian capital.
The reigning Asian champion, who will be in the Iranian squad for September’s World Championships in Zagreb, defeated the host’s Zandanbat Batsaikhan by technical superiority (8-0) before outclassing Yryskeldi Khamzaev of Kyrgyzstan 10-1.
The Iranian continued his emphatic run with a fall victory over Indian Ankit Gulia and then capped off the round-robin contests with a 3-1 win against Turkey’s Mehmet Mustafa Sahin.
Meanwhile, Iranian Mohammad Keshtkar missed out on the podium in the 63kg weight class.
Keshtkar, who won an Asian silver in March, beat Aref Mohammadi of Qatar, and India’s Chetan Chetan to reach the semifinals.
A last-four 2-1 loss to South Korean Hanjae Chung sent Keshtkar into the third-place bout, where he was beaten 6-1 in a rematch against Iranian-born Mohammadi.