Sunday, March 7, 2010

Iran faces Russia in Wrestling World Cup final

Iran has defeated Uzbekistan 6-1 to face hosts Russia in the final of the Freestyle Wrestling World Cup underway in Moscow.

The Iranian squad beat Uzbekistan in its third consecutive victory on Sunday morning.

Iran's Abbas Dabbaghi (55kg), Mostafa Hosseinkhani (60kg), Mehdi Taqavi (66kg), Saeed Riahi(74kg) and Mohammad-Reza Azarshakib (120kg) managed to beat their Uzbek rivals.

Iran must now meet Russia which gained a 6-1 win against Turkey this morning.

Iran overpowered Azerbaijan in its opening match on Saturday morning and achieved a 5-2 victory against the United States on Saturday afternoon.

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