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Greco-Roman Wrestlers Win 8 Medals at Romanian Event

Iran’s national Greco-Roman team managed to earn 3 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes on the first day of the International Wrestling Tournament underway in Bucharest.

The sporting event, also dubbed as Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon, is being competed in the Romanian capital of Bucharest on 18-19 June.

At the end of the first day of the tournament, Iran’s Azim Garmsiri (71kg), Yousef Ghaderian (80kg) and Mjid Aliyari (98kg) snatched gold medals while Behnam Mahdizadeh (80kg) and Mahdi Fallah (130kg) stood on the second podium.

Meanwhile, Shirzad Beheshti (59kg), Mohammad Ali Geraei (71kg) as well as Mahdi Noori (130kg) managed to bag bronze medals for the Iranian squad.

The first three winners of each weight category will be awarded with medals and diplomas.

 

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