ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Iranian wrestler Mohammad Reza Akbari won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman Championship in Istanbul, Turkey on Friday.

The 96 kg weight class wrestler defeated his Turkish rival in the final game and clinched the championship.
Azad Shabani, 50 kg class, lost to Turkey’s freestyle wrestler and attained the bronze medal.
Heavyweight Komeil Ghasemi also bagged the bronze medal after being beaten by Georgian participant in the freestyle 90 kg class