Iran Stands Second in Armenia Greco-Roman Wrestling Meet
June 3, 2003 - 0:0
TEHRAN -- Iran's Wrestling Federation (IWF) on Monday announced that the youth Greco-Roman wrestling team of the country finished runner-up in an international event in Armenia.
According to the IWF, Iran bagged one gold and four bronze medals in the tournament.
Georgia stole the show as it was crowned and the third title went to the host Armenia.
Russia and Greece ranked fourth and fifth respectively, said IRNA.
In 60kg, Seyed Saber Mirzadeh of Iran took the gold and the four bronze medals came by Jamal Niknam, Hamidreza Rezaei, Saleb Ne'matpour, and Alireza Akbari in the 50, 66, 74, and 120kg respectively.