Iran stood top in the 22nd international
freestyle wrestling event, Takhti Cup, ended in Tehran on Friday night.
Seventy-five wrestlers from six countries of Iran, Syria, the
United States, Bulgaria, Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan
competed in the two-day tournament in Shohada-ye Haftom-e Tir Hall,
central Tehran, IRNA reported.
Iran won the crown with 70 points and the two teams of Syria and
the United States finished runner-up and third, winning 56 and 26
points respectively.
Collecting 24, 20, and 16 points, Bulgaria, Armenia, and
Azerbaijan ranked fourth to sixth respectively.
The rankings in different weights come below:
55 KG:
1- Mohammad Aslani (Iran)
2- Majid Roudbari (Iran)
3- Mohammad Rezaei (Iran)
60 KG:
1- Mohammad Talaei (Iran)
2- Morad Mohammadi (Iran)
3- Alireza Darvishi (Iran)
66 KG:
1- Alireza Dabir (Iran)
2- Asghar Ardoukhani (Iran)
3- Hassan Tahmasbi (Iran)
74 KG:
1- Reza Ramezanzadeh (Iran)
2- Hadi Habibi (Iran)
3- Jalal Latifi (Iran)
84 KG:
1- Fereydoun Qanbari (Iran)
2- Pejman Dorostkar (Iran)
3- Majid Khodaei (Iran)
96 KG:
1- Alireza Heidari (Iran)
2- Mohammad-Hossein Khaleqifar (Iran)
3- Hamid Seifi (Iran)
120 KG:
1- Alireza Rezaei (Iran)
2- Fardin Ma'soumi (Iran)
3- Bryan Coke (US)