Iran wins sumo championship in World Elite Games
The national Iranian workers' sumo wrestling team has ended its campaign at the World Elite Games 2017 in Turkey with commendable displays of gripping skills, and finished as the champion in the international sporting event.
Milad Rahimi Aliabadi exhibited a fantastic performance in the final contest of men’s 100-kilogram weight category, and proudly clinched the yellow medal, Amateur Federation of Workers’ Sport of the Islamic Republic of Iran website reported.
Mostafa Mahmoudi did not emerge triumphant in the final of the 85-kilogram section, and picked up a silver medal.
Additionally, Alireza Tanha, Majid Rezaei Omran and Moslem Faramarzi were awarded a gold medal each in the lightweight division.
In the super heavyweight division, Alireza Alizadeh managed to earn a bronze medal.
Shoja’ Maghsoudi and Abolfazl Cheravi also finished second and third in the minus 75-kilogram weight class, and bagged a silver and bronze medal respectively.
The World Elite Games 2017 kicked off in Turkey’s seaside resort of Kemer, located 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of the city of Antalya, on October 19, and will finish on October 22.
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