Iran Wins Gold at Wrestling World Cup – Defeating Russia 6-2

Yazdani’s Powerful Performance Clinched Gold for Iran

Team Iran won the gold in 2014 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in Los Angeles by beating Russia in the final with the score of 6-2. Reza Yazdani, wrestling at 97 Kg against Russia’s Yuri Belonouskiy, clinched the gold for Iran in a memorable and powerful performance.

The Iranian-Americans filled the Forum in Los Angeles, the site of this year’s world cup, and cheered Team Iran loudly and non-stop during the matches.

Here are the results of the eight matches:

• 57 Kg: Viktor Lebedev (Russia) defeats Hassan Rahimi (Iran) by score of 4-3.

• 61 Kg: Masoud Esmailpour (Iran) defeats Aleksandr Bogomoev (Russia) by score of 12-6.

• 65 Kg:  Ahmad Mohammad Pahnehkolaie (Iran) defeats Alibeggazhi Emeev (Russia) by Technical Foul (10-0).

• 70 Kg: Mostafa Hosseinkhani (Iran) defeats Khetik Tsabolov (Russia) by score of 9-0.

• 74 Kg: Akhmed Gadzhimago Medvev (Russia) defeats Ezzatollah Akbari Zarikolaie by Technical Foul (11-0).

• 86 Kg: Ehsan Lashkari (Iran) defeats Anzor Urishev (Russia) by score of 2-1.

• 97 Kg: Reza Yazdani (Iran) defeats Yuri Belonouskiy (Russia) by Technical Foul (12-2). 

• 125 Kg: Komeil Ghasemi (Iran) defeats Anzor Khezriev (Russia) by score of 3-0.