Iran judoka claims bronze in Mongolia Grand Prix
Iranian judoka, Javad Mahjoub, has snatched the bronze medal at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix in Mongolia.
On Sunday, the final day of the competitions at the Buyant Ukhaa Sport Complex in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, the 24-year-old Iranian athlete stunned his Mongolian opponent Ambaselmaa Bayarsaikhan in the men's under 100-kilogram weight division with a koshi-jime in 31 seconds.
In the final of the category, Junior World Championships bronze medalist, Aaron Wolf, from Japan overcame Swedish competitor and Qingdao Grand Prix winner, Pacek Mart, to win the gold.
Iranian judo practitioner, Saeed Mollaei, had also earlier seized a bronze medal for the Islamic Republic in the under 81-kilogram division on Saturday.
Mollaei defeated Serbia’s Nemanja Majdov in his first contest, but lost to Canadian opponent Antoine Valois-Fortier in the second.
The Iranian judoka beat Goki Maruyama from Japan in the repechage round. Mollaei later overcame Dominic Ressel from Germany in the third-place contest and stood third.
The International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix opened in Ulaanbaatar on July 3 and wrapped up on July 5.
More than 200 judokas from 35 countries vied for world ranking points during the sports event.
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