TEHRAN -- Iranian workers' freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling teams managed to become runners-up in the contests of Egypt's International Ebrahim Mostafa Cup Wrestling Championships which were held in Cairo.

The Public Relations Department at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs said the Iranian team which had bagged five gold medals and a silver medal, stood second after Egypt in the freestyle category.

The Iranian team also won three gold, one bronze and a silver medals and stood second after the host country in the Greco-Roman category.

Iran's gold medalists in the Greco-Roman category were Mohsen Sourian (54kg), Ahmad Tajik (85kg) and Mahdi Karimi (130kg), while the silver and bronze medalists were Reza Abdoli (76kg) and Mohsen Fallah (62kg) respectively.

In the freestyle category, the gold winners were Mohammad Aslani (54kg), Ali Babaei Ja'fari (62kg), Mohammad-Ali Haqiqatdoust (76kg), Ahmad Shekofteh (85kg) and Mohammadreza Kavian (130kg). Akbar Behtari (69kg) won the silver medal in the freestyle category.

Besides Iran and the host country, Egypt, wrestlers from Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Syria, India, Malta and Armenia took part in the competitions.

(IRNA)