Ayatollah Khamenei congratulates Iranian wrestlers on winning Asia titles
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has extended a message of congratulation to Iran's national Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling teams for clinching Asian championship titles at recent competitions in Kyrgyzstan.
“I sincerely extend my gratitude to Greco-Roman wrestling champions and freestyle wrestling medalists, who delighted the nation with their competence and determination,” the Leader wrote in his message on Wednesday.
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers claimed four gold medals, three silvers and two bronzes to win the team title of the 2024 Asian Wrestling Championships in the Kyrgyz capital city of Bishkek.
Saeid Morad Gholi Esmaeil Leivesi in 67-kilogram, Naser Ghasem Alizadeh in 87-kilogram, Mohammadhadi Abdollah Saravi in 97-kilogram and Amin Mirzazadeh in 130-kilogram weight classes won four gold medals.
Pouya Soulat Dadmarz in 55-kilogram, Mohammadreza Mahmoud Rostami in 72-kilogram and Rasoul Sadegh Garmsiri in 82-kilogram divisions collected three silver medals.
Amir Reza Dehbozorgi and Iman Hossein Khoon Mohammadi in 60-kilogram and 63-kilogram categories won two bronzes.
Iran won the team title with 200 points. Kyrgyzstan finished in second place with 144 points and Japan came third with 142.
Earlier, Iran’s freestyle team won the title with 190 points, followed by Japan and Kyrgyzstan with 130 and 121 points, respectively.
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