Iran junior Greco-Roman squad ranks 3rd in France

EghtesadOnline: The national Iranian junior Greco-Roman wrestling team ranked third in 2016 Junior World Championship in France.

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01 September 2016

Iranian wrestler Meysam Delkhani in the 55-kilogram category and Arman Alizadeh in 84-kiligram category managed to snatch the bronze medals of the completion.

According to IRNA, the Iranian athletes won 34 points and ranked third of the competition.

Meanwhile, Georgia (51 points) and Russia (40 points) ranked first and second respectively.

Opened on August 30, the Junior World Championship is currently underway in the French city of Mâcon. The tournament will be wrapped up on September 4.