Iran wins two golds and six medals in two styles at Grand Prix of Spain
July 13, 2015 - 0:0
Iranian freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers are coming home with two gold medals and six medals in total at the Grand Prix of Spain.
Iran freestyle team finished in third place at the Grand Prix of Spain on Saturday.Team Iran came third with 36 points in the event held in Madrid, Spain, winning three bronze medals.
The U.S. men’s freestyle delegation led the way with six gold medals, a silver and two bronzes, gaining 75 points. Spain came second with 45 points.
Amin Nouri in 57kg, Mohammad Soltani Haghighi in 61kg and Vahid Shahmohammadi Izad in 86kg won three bronze medals.
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team also came fourth, seizing two gold medals and one silver at the event.
Mojtaba Karimfar in 85kg and Masoud Nemat Chekani in 130kg won two gold medals in the tournament and Mehdi Hodaei claimed a silver medal in 80kg.
Armenia won the team title with 37 points, followed by Turkey (39) and Russia (38).
Iran finished in fourth place with 35 points.
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