Jul 16, 2015, 1:03 AM

Freestylers preparing for Sarkisyan tournament

Freestylers preparing for Sarkisyan tournament

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Four Iranian freestyle wrestlers will compete in Armenia this weekend.

Rasoul Khadem coaches a talented, four-athlete Iran men’s freestyle delegation at the Stepan Sarkisyan Cup in Yerevan, Armenia, July 18-19 while he is accompanied by two assistants Amir Tavakkolian and Hossein Karimi.

The Iranian freestyle squad will leave Tehran on Friday July 17 to take part in the two day event.

The freestyle wrestling international tournament dedicated to Stepan Sarkisyan takes place in Sarkisyan's hometown of Vanadzor, Armenia as of 1996. Wrestlers from Armenia, Russia, Georgia, Ukraine and Iran are invited to compete. Sarkisyan was president of the Wrestling Federation of Armenia from 1998-2002, and in 2002, became the honorary president.

 

STEPAN SARKISYAN CUP

At Yerevan, Armenia, July 17-18

Iran Men’s freestyle roster

57 kg/125 lbs. – Reza Atari

61 kg/134 lbs. – Behnam Ehsanpour

86 kg/189 lbs. – Alireza Karimi

97 kg/213 lbs. – Mohammad-Hossein Mohammadian

Coach – Rasoul Khadem

Coach Assistants – Don and

 

Event Schedule

Saturday, July 18

57kg, 65 kg, 74 kg, 97 kg (Reza Atari and Mohammad-Hossein Mohammadian)

Sunday, July 19

61 kg, 70 kg, 86 kg, 125 kg (Behnam Ehsanpour and Alireza Karimi)

 

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