The Sian sportive event was competed from June 15-18 in Taichung of Taiwan where young Iranian athletes offered astonishing performances and stood on top of the podium overall.
Gold winners in the Iranian outfit were Pouya Dadmarz (50kg), Mohammad Javad Rezaei (55), Amin Kavianinejad (66kg), Mahdi Bali (84kg), Amir Mohammad Hajipour (120kg).
In addition, Keramat Abdevali and Amir Mohammad Noroozi added two silver medals to Iran’s tally in 60 and 96-kilogram weight groups, respectively.
Mohammad Shorbi however failed to overcome his rivals at 74kg weight category and landed in the eighth place.
Greco-Roman practitioners of Iran secured an aggregate total of 71 points to win the Asian title while the second to sixth positions were occupied by national teams from Kazakhstan, India, Uzbekistan, China and Kyrgyzstan.
Junior Asian Championships 2017 took place at National Taiwan University of Sport in Taichung city of Chinese Taipei from June 15-18, 2017.
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