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Monday 6 June 2016 - 09:43
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Iran youths top-ranked in world beach wrestling championships

Iran youths top-ranked in world beach wrestling championships


Irans junior beach wrestling team has won the trophy in the 2016 Beach Wrestling World Championships in Croatia, having collected three gold medals at the three-day international tournament.

On Saturday, Irans Reza Aghajani downed an opponent from Estonia in the final bout of mens 70-kilogram category in Croatias western coastal town of Faana, and claimed a beach wrestling gold medal.

The Iranian wrestler had earlier defeated Greeces Georgios Seitaridis and a representative from Romania in his march to the final contest.

The development came on the same day that Payman Heidari won a gold medal for Iran, after overwhelming a contestant from Norway in the final bout of mens 80-kilogram class.

The Iranian wrestler had initially routed his Norwegian and Croat rivals.

Also on Saturday, Mohsen Seir overwhelmed his Croat opponent in the final competition of the mens over 80-kiloram class, and was awarded the gold medal.

The 2016 Beach Wrestling World Championships started in Faana, Croatia, on June 3, and will finish on June 5.

Senior competitions are scheduled to take place on Sunday evening.

By Press TV

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