TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Iran's national freestyle wrestling team ranked first place in the Asian Wrestling Championships in Mongolia.

Rahman Amouzad, Yunes Emami, Ali Savadkoohi, Amir Hossein Firouzpour, Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian, and Yadollah Mohebi defeated their opponents and grabbed the gold medals for Iran in the 65 kg, 74 kg, 79 kg, 92 kg, 97 kg, 125 kg weight categories respectively at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Also, Dariush Hazrat Gholizadeh (61 kg) won a silver medal at the event.

Earlier, the Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team ranked second in the Asian competitions.

The 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships are the 35th edition of the Asian Wrestling Championships of combined events, and take place from April 19 to 24 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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