Iranian Greco-Roman Wrestlers Win Title in 2013 World Military Championship

Iran’s national team won the title of the 28th edition of the World Military Greco-Raman Wrestling Championship Tournament in Tehran.

 23-year-old Iranian wrestler SaeedAbdevali displayed remarkable wrestling skills at the second hall of the Wrestling House in Tehran, and overcame his Chinese, Finnish and Brazilian opponents in his march to the final bout of men’s 74-kg weight category.

He defeated DolatZhadyrayf from Kazakhstan in the final, and collected the gold medal.

The bronze medal went to Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler Johan Byshakof, who overpowered Vali Kari Somnyn from Finland.

In the 120-kg weight class, Bashir Babajanzadeh of Iran won the gold medal after overwhelming Kazakh sportsman DamirKozembayef.

Poland’s Lucas Banak defeated Chinese wrestler MvlatyBickei Chen, and received the bronze medal.

The Iranian team was the top-ranked squad with 64 points.

Kazakhs amassed 54 points and landed in the second place, while third-place Ukrainians bagged 47 points. Armenia stood fourth with 46 points.

Freestyle wrestling competitions will be held on October 26 and 27.

The 28th edition of the World Military Wrestling Championship opened in the Iranian capital on October 22, and will wrap up on October 28.

The event has brought together more than 300 athletes from 17 countries.

Military wrestlers from Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, China, Egypt, Finland, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Pakistan, Poland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine are competing in the tournament.