Beach Wrestling World Series:
Iran sweeps four medals to win team title
Iran completed a clean sweep of the medals – including two golds – across the four weight classes to claim the team title at the third Beach Wrestling World Series event of the season in Batumi, Georgia.
Ali-Akbar Zaroudi capped a five-win campaign in the 70kg class with a 2-0 victory over Ukraine’s Oleksii Boruta in the final.
The other gold medal for Iran came in the +90kg division, where Seyyed Amirreza Sahraei Mahalli defeated Ukraine’s Vazha Daiauri 3-0 in the final.
Iran’s Ali-Mohammad Gholami, meanwhile, had to settle for silver in the 80kg class after suffering a 2-1 defeat against host wrestler Luka Chkhitunidze in the title bout.
Amirhossein Kavousi also fell short in his final, losing 3-2 to Azerbaijan’s Ahraf Ashirov in the 90kg showdown.
The results saw Iran top the team standings with 90 points, finishing 20 clear of second-placed Georgia, which added three bronze medals to Chkhitunidze’s gold.
Azerbaijan finished third on 55 points, courtesy of one gold and one bronze medal.