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10 countries to attend Greco-Roman World Wrestling Clubs Cup in Iran

Monday, 11 December 2017 9:19 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 16 December 2017 9:32 AM ]

The fourth edition of Greco-Roman World Wrestling Clubs Cup will kick off at Naghsh-e Jahan Sports Complex in Isfahan, central Iran, on December 14, and will conclude the next day.

Dozens of coaches and contestants from 10 different countries will be in attendance at the fourth edition of Greco-Roman World Wrestling Clubs Cup, which is scheduled to be staged in Iran’s central province of Isfahan later this month.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation announced on Sunday that athletes from Armenia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Ukraine will take part in the international tournament.

The fourth edition of Greco-Roman World Wrestling Clubs Cup, will kick off at Naghsh-e Jahan Sports Complex in Isfahan on December 14, and will conclude the next day.

Iranian wrestling club Sina Sanat Izeh was crowned the champion of the third edition of the Greco-Roman World Wrestling Clubs Cup in Hungary.

On December 9, 2016, the Iranian team finished in the first place at the end of the two-day competitions in the Hungarian capital city of Budapest, overpowering Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi SK of Turkey 5-3 in the title showdown.

The third edition of the Greco-Roman World Wrestling Clubs Cup opened in Budapest, Hungary, on December 8, 2016 and finished the following day.

The tournament attracted Greco-Roman wrestling clubs from Armenia, Belarus, Hungary, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States.

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