FISU World University Championship Combat Sports:
Iranians win six medals in freestyle wrestling
Iran enjoyed a strong start to freestyle wrestling competition at the FISU World University Championship Combat Sports in Brasilia, Brazil, collecting three gold medals, two silvers and one bronze across six weight classes on Monday.
Mahdi Veisi delivered Iran’s first gold medal in the 57kg category. The Iranian wrestler opened his campaign with a dominant 10-0 victory over his German opponent before defeating a Turkish rival in the second round. Veisi then cruised past a Canadian wrestler by the same scoreline to reach the final, where he once again faced the Turkish competitor and emerged victorious to claim the title.
In the 65kg division, Mohammadreza Hosseini secured Iran’s second gold medal. Hosseini defeated opponents from Russia and Moldova en route to the final, where he overcame a wrestler from Turkey to top the podium.
Mohammad-Javad Salehi added a third gold for Iran in the 92kg weight class. After recording victories over wrestlers from Russia and Poland and then defeating a Moldovan opponent in the semifinals, Salehi beat Canada’s representative in the final to seal the championship.
At 125kg, Morteza Janmohammadzadeh advanced to the final with commanding 10-0 wins over wrestlers from Hungary and Mongolia before defeating a Russian opponent in the third round. He was ultimately beaten by a Turkish wrestler in the gold-medal bout and had to settle for silver.
Mohammad-Hossein Norouzian also earned a silver medal in the 86kg category. He defeated opponents from Finland and Spain to reach the final, where he fell to a Turkish rival.
Meanwhile, Mahdi Abbaspour claimed bronze in the 74kg division. Abbaspour beat a German wrestler in his opening match but lost to a Russian opponent in the next round. He bounced back in the bronze-medal contest against a wrestler from Moldova to secure a place on the podium.