Iran earn three Greco-Roman golds on day one of UWW Asian Championships Tuesday, 13 April 2021
Iran earned three Greco-Roman golds and a silver on day one of United World Wrestling’s Asian Championships in Almaty after contesting four of the five finals.
Aliakbar Yousofiahmadchali concluded his country’s night of triumph at the Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, the same venue which last week had hosted the Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, as he defeated home wrestler Alimkhan Syzdykov 5-1 to earn the 130 kilograms title.
Minjoon Kim of South Korea and Kyrgyzstan s Murat Ramonov took the bronze medals.
Iran’s first gold had come courtesy of Pejman Poshtan, who had a walkover in the 77kg final when injury prevented Tajikistan’s Daler Reza Zade from seeking to become his country’s first ever Greco-Roman Asian champion.
Wrestling: India’s Greco-Roman wrestlers miss out on Olympic quotas at Asian Qualifier in Almaty
Five Indians fell at the final hurdle as they suffered losses in the semi-finals of their respective weight categories. File image of Sunil Kumar | WFI media
None of the six Indian wrestlers in action could secure an Olympic quota for the Tokyo Games even as Ashu and Gupreet Singh won bronze medals at the Asian Qualifiers in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Friday.
Only the finalists will earn a place in the Tokyo Games from this event and five Indians lost in the last-four stage to miss the chance of qualifying on the opening day of the competition.
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