Iran freestyle team champion at 2018 Cadet World Championships
Published: July 8, 2018
Iran freestyle wrestling team claimed the title of the 2018 Cadet World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, on Wednesday night.
With two World champions in the final day of men’s freestyle competition, Iran took the top spot in the team rankings, scoring 152 points throughout the event.
Winning for Iran tonight was Rahman AMOUZADKHALILI (IRI) at 48 kg and Ali Reza ABDOLLAHI (IRI) at 92 kg, UWW reported.
Amouzadkhalili, the 2018 Cadet Asian champion, defeated Rafayel HARUTYUNYAN (ARM) in the 45 kg gold-medal bout with a 5-0 shutout to open the night.
Closing out the tournament was continental champion Abdollahi at 92 kg, who dominated in a 13-2 championship showing against 2017 Cadet European silver medalist Omer AGTAS (TUR).
Overall, Iran leaves Croatia with three World champions as Amir ZARE won the heavyweight title on Tuesday.
Finishing second in the team race with 132 points was the U.S., achieving one World champion at 51 kg.
Russia finished in third place with 116 points in the competition.
Final men’s freestyle team scores (top 10)
- Iran – 152
- USA – 132
- Russia – 116
- Azerbaijan – 105
- Japan – 83
- Georgia – 82
- Turkey – 80
- India – 74
- Uzbekistan – 56
- Armenia – 44
/ Tehran times /