Iran beats US to win 2015 Wrestling World Cup
Iran beats the United States to win the 2015 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup.
Iran’s wrestling team managed to beat the Americans 5-3 on Sunday at the Forum in Los Angeles to win the prestigious international title for a fourth time in a row.
Behnam Ehsanpour and Meysam Mostafa Jowkar played a major part in Iran’s victory against the hosts while the American Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs once again remained an untouchable target for Iranian wrestlers at 74 kilogram.
The victory came as a cheering Iranian crowd filled the venue to applaud the world-class Persian wrestlers.
Before the final, the consolation match to determine the third-place team was held in which Azerbaijan and Russia leveled on points, but Azerbaijan pushed through by technical points with 34 to 28.
Iran beat Belarus and Turkey 8-0 and 7-1, respectively before topping Azerbaijan 7-1 in the pre-final match.
Iran has won five editions of the international competition, including the three last rounds. The tournament, which has been held annually since 1973, features the top teams in the global ranking from the previous year of the competition.
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