National Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team has clinched the title of the 2014 Wrestling World Championships.
The Iranian Greco-Roman team won the World Wrestling
Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Sunday for the first time with 42
points, Press TV reports.
In the 59kg category, London 2012 Olympic Games gold
medalist, Hamid Souriyan defeated Mingiyan Semenov from Russia 2-1 at the
Gymnastics Palace to move into second place on the all-time Greco-Roman titles
list with seven.
The Iranian legendary claimed his 6th world title to
register his name as the only Iranian wrestler with seven gold medals which
include his title at the 2012 Olympics.
On Saturday, Omid Haji Norouzi won a silver medal in the
66kg category after being defeated by Serbian Davor Stefanek 7-3.
Iranian wrestlers, Afshin Biabangard (71kg category) and
Qasem Rezaei, succeeded in claiming two bronze medals.
Russia (1-2-1) came second with 36 points, followed by
Turkey (0-2-2) with 34 points.
Leader congratulates Iran wrestlers on championship
In a message on Sunday evening, Ayatollah Khamenei thanked
the members and technical squad of the national wrestling team for their
victory. The Leader further thanked the team for bringing honor to the country.
Ayatollah Khamenei also congratulated the Iranian nation on
the team's triumph.