Iran FS team finishes Asian U15 wrestling runner-up

A total of eight medals, including two golds, saw Iran’s freestyle team finish second at the Asian U15 Wrestling Championships on Manama, Bahrain.

Reza Afshar (68kg) and Ramtin Khodabakhsh (85kg) claimed the ultimate prizes of their respective weight classes.

Afshar outmuscled Tajikistan’s Alirizo Bakhromov 6-4 in the final, while Khodabakhsh beat Indian Badal Chaudhary 5-2.

Meanwhile, Aryan Mehr-Alizadeh (44kg), Hossein Aryan (48kg), Mahan Kavousi (62kg), and Amir-Mohammad Rahimi (75kg) added four silver medals to the country’s medal haul.

Amir-Abbas Alizad (38kg) and Amir-Hossein Mohammadi-Moqaddam (41kg) finished their campaigns with a couple of bronze medals.

Iran collected 184 points, equal with India, which bagged four golds to finish atop the table.

Kazakhstan stood third on 147 points.