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Iran bags first gold in Asian freestyle wrestling in Astana
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TEHRAN, 14 April (BelTA — IRNA). — Iran’s Rahman Amouzad has bagged a first gold medal for the team representing the country in the freestyle section of the 2023 Asian Wrestling championship in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Amouzad won men’s 65-kilogram gold medal after beating Tulga Tumur Ochir of Mongolia in the final match.
The wrestler, a world number one in his weight category, had beaten rivals from Kazakhstan and Japan before reaching the final.
Morteza Ghiassi of Iran also finished fifth in the 70-kilogram category of men’s freestyle.
