Iran kurash wrestlers runner-up in Jincheon World Youth Martial Arts Masterships

The national Iranian kurash wrestling team has claimed the second place overall at the first edition of Jincheon World Youth Martial Arts Masterships in South Korea.

The Persians finished as the runner-up of the international tournament, having won two gold medals. The hosts clinched two gold medals, two silvers in addition to a bronze, and took the top position.

Chinese Taipei finished in the third place with one gold medal.

Shayan Kheirandish and Amir Hossein Ghasemi were awarded two gold medals in the minus 90-kilogram, and over 90-kilogram weight categories at the end of their competitions.

The first edition of Jincheon World Youth Martial Arts Masterships started on November 3, and finished on November 7, 2017.

The Turkmen national wrestling competition, kurash (also written as goresh), is a kind of wrestling on belts that has ancient roots, and dates back to as early as the third century BC. Wrestlers need to earn points by forcing the opponent to touch the mat with any part of the body except a foot.

Kurash competitions are staged in four formats, namely round, shootout, mixed and team.

During the round format contests, athletes compete with all wrestlers in the same weight category. If there are many wrestlers in one weight division, the participants are divided into two groups. Wrestlers who earn the first and second places in each group will be in action for the final showdowns.

Wrestlers are eliminated from the rest of the competition once they lose in the shootout format.

In the mixed format, wrestlers start with the round format for the preliminary round and then shift to the shootout format.

According to the team format, only one athlete from each weight category of a team is allowed to participate. Participating teams will fight one-on-one in the competitions.

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