China won the cup with 548 points and Kazakhstan and Russia followed with 453 and 440 points, respectively.
Iran’s much-vaunted national squad’s performance was rather mediocre, falling short of high expectations by the public and the sport authorities alike, coming 7th with 367 points after North Korea, Belarus, and even Egypt, which would not lay strong claims on medals in international tournaments.
In medal count, Iran stood in 5th place with two golds, 3 silvers and a single bronze medal behind North Korea, Kazakhstan, China and Russia.
In team ranking, Iran came 6th with 119 points, securing half of its place for Olympic competitions.
In a related story, Behdad Salimi, Iran’s super-heavyweight lifter criticized the authorities as expecting the athletes to create magic in the platform, wining colorful medals; however, showing only tepid reactions in terms of supporting and lending due respect and prestige to national medal winner champions.
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