Radio Zamaneh
  • Home
  • Labor Rights
  • Advertise
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Vacancies
    • Contact us
    • Legal
    • Republishing Guidelines
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Labor Rights
  • Advertise
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Vacancies
    • Contact us
    • Legal
    • Republishing Guidelines
No Result
View All Result
Radio Zamaneh
No Result
View All Result

Iran topples Russia for wrestling gold

by Zamaneh Media
March 17, 2014
in Latest Articles
Reading Time: 1 min read
0
Iran topples Russia for wrestling gold

The Iranian wrestling team beat Russia 6-2 in the finals to win gold at the 2014 Freestlyle Wrestling World Cup in Los Angeles.

Backed by a boisterous crowd of supporters, Iran met Russia on Sunday evening after beating Armenia, Turkey, the U.S. and India in Pool A.

Russia had gained top position in Pool B, defeating Ukraine, Georgia, Mongolia and Japan.

The U.S. team won the bronze match, beating Ukraine 7-1.

This is the third straight year that Iran has won the World Wrestling Cup.Rasoul Khadem was head of the Iranian Wrestling team in this round of championships.

In the finals, Hassan Rahimi conceded defeat in the 57 kg category but Massoud Esmailpour and Ahmad Mohammadi gained the upper hand in the 67 and 71 kg categories.

Then Mostafa Hosseinkhani attained a 9-0 victory over his Russian counterpart but the fifth match with Ezzatollah Akbari went to Russia.

In the last three matches, Ehsan Lashkari, Reza Yazdani and Komeyl Ghassemi downed their counterparts in the 86, 97 and 125 kg categories, sealing the team's final victory.

Related Posts

Re-reading Bahmanyar, a prominent Tajik writer
Featured Items

Re-reading Bahmanyar, a prominent Tajik writer

July 14, 2025
Condemned for Compassion: The Death Sentence of Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri
Latest Articles

Condemned for Compassion: The Death Sentence of Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri

July 9, 2025
A Collective Statement by Men Advocating for Gender and Sexual Equality: Let Us End This Silence and Complicity
Human Rights

A Collective Statement by Men Advocating for Gender and Sexual Equality: Let Us End This Silence and Complicity

June 14, 2025
The Light Carried Forward: Migration, Exile, Flight and Cinematic Creation
Latest Articles

The Light Carried Forward: Migration, Exile, Flight and Cinematic Creation

May 9, 2025
A Dutch Artist Inspired by Women, Life, and Freedom in Iran: An Interview with Rienke Enghardt
Latest Articles

A Dutch Artist Inspired by Women, Life, and Freedom in Iran: An Interview with Rienke Enghardt

September 23, 2024
Afghan Migrants Speak Out: Legal Residents Expelled from Iran
Human Rights

Afghan Migrants Speak Out: Legal Residents Expelled from Iran

August 16, 2024
Radio Zamaneh

© 2024 Zamaneh Media

More information

  • Sponsors
  • Donate
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Legal

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Labor Rights
  • Advertise
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Vacancies
    • Contact us
    • Legal
    • Republishing Guidelines

© 2024 Zamaneh Media