TEHRAN –Greco-Roman wrestler Mohammad Ghorbanali Nosrati has been announced as flag bearer for Iran at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The announcement was made by executive board of Iran’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) on Saturday.

Nosrati claimed a gold medal at the 2018 Cadet Wrestling World Championships held in Croatia in July.

The 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, is a forthcoming international sports, cultural, and educational event that will be hosted in Buenos Aires, Argentina between 6 and 18 October 2018.

It will be the first Summer Youth Olympic Games to be held outside of Asia (also first in the Southern and Western Hemispheres), and the first Youth Games for either summer or winter to be held outside Eurasia.