Iranian women pocket 4 medals in Kyrgyzstan Alysh wrestling cup
The Iranian women’s national Alysh wrestling team has collected four medals, including two gold ones, at an international tournament in Kyrgyzstan.
On Thursday evening, Zahra Yazdani recorded impressive performances in the 55-kilogram freestyle competitions, and clinched the gold medal of the weight division. She prevailed over a representative from the host nation 6-0 in her first contest, before overwhelming an Uzbek competitor by technical fall in the next bout and progressing to the final.
Yazdani downed a Bulgarian belt wrestler in the final showdown and claimed the title.
In the 65-kilogram weight category of freestyle contests, Leila Salarvand defeated a Kazakh wrestler and advanced to the final round, where she lost to a Kyrgyz sportswoman and received the silver.
Earlier in the day, Yazdani and Salarvand had received a silver and bronze medal respectively in classic bouts.
The international alysh wrestling tournament in Kyrgyzstan was held on June 28 and 29. The event brought together dozens of wrestlers from various countries, including Bulgaria, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Alysh is an upright wrestling style. Competitors wear trousers, jackets and belts, and must hold on to their opponents’ belts at all times. Their objective is to throw their rivals onto the mat. Throws are given scores between 1 and 6, and the first player to win 6 points wins the match. The sport is regulated by International Federation of Wrestling of Belts “Alysh” (IFWBA).
Alysh has a centuries-old history in Iran, and is practiced in the country’s northern provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran, as well as southwestern Khuzestan Province and central-north Semnan Province.
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