Iran’s Karimi takes freestyle bronze in world wrestling championships
Iranian freestyle wrestler Alireza Karimi has mounted convincing displays of gripping skills and might at the 12th edition of World Wrestling Championships in the United States, picking up a bronze medal.
Karimi made a decent start in the men’s 86-kilogram category at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, conquering Uzbek opponent Umidjon Ismanov 11-0 in his first contest.
He then triumphed over Piotr Ianulov from Moldova 14-7 in the next bout, before downing Finnish wrestler Ville Heino 10-0 by a technical fall in the third to advance to the quarterfinal round.
He recorded a 16-4 win against 31-year-old Ukranian athlete Ibragim Aldatov in his quarterfinal encounter to secure a place in the semi-finals, where he conceded a 2-6 loss to 19-year-old Abdulrashid Bulachevich Sadulaev – nicknamed Russian Tank.
He emerged victorious 12-0 in his third place contest against Bulgaria’s Mihail Petrov Ganev to snatch the bronze medal.
The gold medal went to Russian wrestler Sadulaev, who defeated Turkey’s Selim Yasar 6-0 in the final bout. Georgia’s Sandro Aminashvili also received a bronze medal.
On Friday, Iranian freestyle wrestler Ahmad Mohammadi defeated Togrul Asgarov from Azerbaijan 15-1 in the 65-kilogram weight class to win the bronze medal.
Italy’s Cuban-born Frank Chamizo overcame Uzbek opponent Ikhtiyor Navruzor 4-3 in the final match and received the gold medal.
The 12th edition of World Wrestling Championships opened in Las Vegas, the United States, on September 7, and will finish on September 12.
Dozens of sportsmen and women from various countries, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Estionia, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Norway, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine are taking part in the event.
Male Greco-Roman wrestlers vied in the 59-kilogram, 66-kilogram, 71-kilogram, 75-kilogram, 80-kilogram, 85-kilogram, 93-kilogram and 130-kilogram weight categories on September 7 and 8. Iranians landed in the fourth spot.
Female freestyle wrestlers were in action in the 48-kilogram, 53-kilogram, 55-kilogram, 58-kilogram, 60-kilogram, 63-kilogram, 69-kilogram and 75-kilogram weight classes on September 9 and 10.
Male freestyle athletes are competing from September 10 to 12 to clinch a medal in the 57-kilogram, 61-kilogram, 65-kilogram, 70-kilogram, 74-kilogram, 86-kilogram, 97-kilogram and 125-kilogram sections.
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