Aug 21, 2023, 9:29 AM

Raeisi felicitates U20 Greco-Roman wrestlers on victory

Raeisi felicitates U20 Greco-Roman wrestlers on victory

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – President Ebrahim Raeisi in a message congratulated the championship of Iran's Greco-Roman wrestling team at the U20 World Wrestling Championships.

Raeisi also sincerely thanked the Iranian young wrestlers and their coaches for making the Iranian nation proud.

The Iranian Greco-Roman Wrestling team won the title of the U20 World Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan on Sunday.

Ahmadreza Mohsennejhad, Alireza Abdevali, and Fardin Hedayati bagged three gold medals for Iran, Yazdi, and Ali Choubani won two silver medals, and Dehbozorgi won bronze medals for their country.

Iranian team became the champions with 162 points, followed by the teams of Georgia with 89 and Armenia with 88 points in second and third places, respectively.

The Iranian wrestling teams have made history this year after four teams of U17 freestyle wrestling, U17 Greco-Roman wrestling, U20 freestyle wrestling, and U20 Greco-Roman wrestling won the world championship.

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