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Iran's Abdevali wins bronze medal of Greco Roman wrestling’s 75kg

Monday, 15 August 2016 4:23 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 15 August 2016 4:24 PM ]

South Korea's Kim Hyeonwoo and Iran's Saeid Morad Abdvali stand on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the men's 75kg greco-roman wrestling event at the Carioca Arena 2 in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016, during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (AFP)

Saeed Abdevali has grabbed the bronze medal of the Greco Roman wrestling’s 75kg category to give the Iranians their 3rd medal at the games.

Abdevali lost to a rival from Denmark in the first round after a 1-1 draw. However, when the Danish reached the final, the Iranian was given a chance to fight for the bronze medal.

He then beat a Serbian before claiming the bronze by defeating Hungary’s Peter Bacsi 3-1. Russia’s Roman Vlasov won the gold medal of the 75kg category, defeating Denmark’s Mark Madsen.

The other bronze medalist in the same class was South Korea’s Kim Hyeon-woo. Meanwhile, another hopeful Iranian and London 2012 gold medalist Hamid Sourian was unable to win a medal with two defeats in the 59kg category.

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