TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran won the title of the 2016 Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup on Friday.





In the competitions held at the Dastgheyb Venue in Shiraz, Iran, the host defeated Russia 8-0 in the final match and won the title.

Iran also defeated Ukraine (8-0), Azerbaijan (7-1), and Turkey (7-1) in the competition.

The event brought eight teams Iran, Russia, Turkey, Germany, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine and Azerbaijan together.

Turkey came third after beating Kazakhstan 5-3 in the bronze medal match.

Iran – Russia Box Scores
59 kg - Saman Morad ABDOULI (IRI) df. Sergey EMELIN (RUS), 2-1
66 kg - Omid Haji NOROOZI (IRI) df. Zaur KABALOEV (RUS), 7-2
71 kg - Afshin Nemat BYABANGARD (IRI) df. Abuiazid MANTSIGOV (RUS), 3-2
75 kg - Saeid Morad ABDVALI (IRI) df. Irakliy KALANDIYA (RUS) by Injury Default, 0-0
80 kg - Ramin Soltanmorad TAHERI (IRI) df. Ramazan ABACHARAEV (RUS), 6-4
85 kg - Habibollah Jomeh AKHLAGHI (IRI) df. Sosruko KODZOKOV (RUS), 3-0
98 kg - Ghasem Gholamreza REZAEI (IRI) df. Kantemir MAGOMEDOV (RUS), 2-1
130 kg - Bashir Asgari BABAJANZADEH (IRI) df. Sergey SEMENOV (RUS), 7-2

By Tasnim News Agency