Iran beats Russia 6-1 in freestyle wrestling tournament in Tehran for 2nd ...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has won again at a freestyle wrestling tournament in Tehran, this time beating Russia 6-1. Hasan Rahimi, Masoud Esmailpour, Sadegh Goudarzi, Ehsan Lashkari, Hamed Tatari and Komeil Ghassemi all posted wins for Iran on Friday. Alan Gogaev defeated Mahdi Taghavi for Russia’s only victory./ On Thursday, the Iranians defeated the United States 6-1. The tournament has been a scene of unity among participants against a decision by the International Olympic Committee to drop wrestling from the 2020 Olympics. Copyright 2013 The ...
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