29 Mar 2024
Thursday 10 September 2015 - 18:12
Story Code : 179915

Irans Akhlaghi bags bronze medal in World Wrestling Championships

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Greco-Roman wrestler Habibollah Akhlaghi claimed a bronze medal in the 2015 World Wrestling Championships underway in Las Vegas.

The Iranian wrestler defeated Rami Hietaniemi from Finland 5-1 in 85kg weight category.

Saman Tahmasebi from Azerbaijan also won the bronze medal in the weight class.

Gold medal went to Zhan Beleniuk from Ukraine who beat Uzbekistans Rustam Assakalov in the final match.

Earlier, Irans Ghasem Rezaei in the 98kg and Yousef Ghaderian in the 80kg had won silver and bronze medals, respectively.

By Tasnim News Agency
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