TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Hassan Rahimi of Iran seized a bronze medal in the men's freestyle 57 kg of 2014 World Wrestling Championships on Monday.The Iranian wrestler beat Levan Metreveli from Spain 6-0 in his first match.
He defeated Ukraines Mykola Aivazian 10-2 in his second bout.
In the quarterfinal match, he beat Russian Viktor Lebedev 7-1 but lost to North Korean Yang Kyong-il in the semifinals.
Rahimi defeated Japans Yuki Takahashi 7-4 and claimed a bronze medal match.
The 2014 World Wrestling Championships started on September 8 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and will finish on September 14.
By Tasnim News Agency
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