On Thursday and the second day of the continental sporting event in the Indian capital city of New Delhi, Iranian wrestler Afshin Biabangard overcame his Indian opponent 3-1 and the Kirgiz opponent 5-4, and thus made it into final bout of the 71-kilogram weight category. Biabangard will take on Japan to battle for the gold medal.
In 85-kilogram weight category, Hossein Nouri defeated his South Korean opponent 6-0, the Chinese opponent 5-2, and the Kyrgyz opponent, thus making it into final bout where he will take on Japan.
Meanwhile in the 59-kilogram weight category, Saman Abdevali lost to his Japanese opponent 9-4 in the semi-final and will take on a Kirgiz wrestler in the ranking bout.
On Wednesday, Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers received four medals, including three gold ones, in the 80-kilogram, 98-kilogram, 130-kilogram, and 66-kilogram weight class.
The Asian Senior Wrestling Championships kicked off in New Delhi, India, on May 10, and will run through May 14, 2017.
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