Senior Iranian wrestlers rank first in world beach wrestling championships
Senior Iranian beach wrestlers have collected four gold medals and ranked first at the 2016 Beach Wrestling World Championships in Croatia.
Mohammad Naderi recorded awe-inspiring performances in the 70-kilogram, and prevailed over a contestant from Greece 3-1 to clinch the gold medal of the weight division in Croatia’s western coastal town of Fazana on Sunday evening.
In the 80-kilogram weight class, Payman Heidari downed a Russian beach wrestler 4-1 in the final encounter and picked up the second gold for Iran.
Mohammad Sadati aced in the 90-kilogram weight section, winning the gold medal.
Additionally, Iran’s Jaber Sadeghzadeh received a gold medal in the over 90-kilogram weight category.
Earlier on Saturday, Iran’s Reza Aghajani downed an opponent from Estonia in the final bout of the junior 70-kilogram category, and claimed a beach wrestling gold medal.
Heidari also overwhelmed a contestant from Norway in the final bout of 80-kilogram class, winning a gold medal for Iran.
Moreover, Mohsen Seir overwhelmed his Croat opponent in the final competition of the over 80-kiloram class, and was awarded the gold medal.
The 2016 Beach Wrestling World Championships started in Fazana, Croatia, on June 3, and wrapped up on June 5.
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