Mirzazadeh wins Irans first medal in 2024 Olympics
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Mirzazadeh wins Iran’s first medal in 2024 Olympics
TEHRAN – Greco-Roman wrestler Amin Mirzazadeh claimed Iran’s first medal in the 2024 Olympic Games Tuesday night.
He defeated Azerbaijan’s Sabah Shariati 4-0 in the 130kg bronze-medal match.
Shariati, bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games, bade farewell after the match.
Cuban Mijaín López beat Yasmani Acosta of Chile 6-0 to win his fifth gold medal in Olympics.
Iran’s Saravi will also face Armenia’s Artur Aleksanyan in the final match of the 97kg on Wednesday.
Reporting by Masoud Hossein
source: tehrantimes.com