28 Mar 2024
Monday 2 October 2017 - 09:48
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Iran's freestyle wrestler Emami clinches Dmitry Korkin 2017 gold

Iran
Press TV - Iranian freestyle wrestler Younes Emami has adeptly employed a mix of primal hand-to-hand combat and complex tactics at the Dmitry Korkin 2017, and picked up the gold medal.

Emami downed a contestant from Japan 9-3 in his opening round contest of mens 65-kilogramweight category at theSports Training Center in the Russian city of Yakutsk on Saturday, before prevailing over a representative from Mongolia 6-4 in the second bout.

He then defeated his Uzbek opponent 11-8 in the next challenge to march into the semifinal round.

Emami overcame his Russian rival 6-5 in the semifinal, and qualified for thefinal encounter.

The Iranian freestyle wrestler outmuscled a competitor from Russia 5-1 in the final, and collectedthe gold medal.



The Dmitry Korkin Cup 2017 kicked off in Yakutsk, Russia, on September 30 and will finish on October 1.

The international tournament has reportedly brought together dozens of athletes from 19 countries, including Bulgaria, Finland, Georgia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Romania, South Korea and Turkey.
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