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WATCH: 10 Greco-Roman finals from #WrestleAlexandria

Thursday, March 2, 2023 - 08:49 By Vinay Siwach

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (March 2) -- The Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series finished last week and the Greco-Roman brought out some of the best action in the tournament. Wrestlers from Georgia, Kazakhstan, Iran and Turkey highlighted the competition with most of them winning the gold medal.

The match of the tournament can be credited to Leri ABULADZE (GEO) and Meysam DALKANI (IRI) as both went toe-to-toe before Dalkhani managed to beat Abuladze by one point in the 63kg final. Dalkhani had defeated Abuladze in the 2021 World Championships final as well.

Other finals, too, were of top class and can be watched here

GOLD: 55kg - Marlan MUKASHEV (KAZ) vs. Amangali BEKBOLATOV (KAZ)

GOLD: 60kg - Yernar FIDAKHMETOV (KAZ) vs. Kerem KAMAL (TUR)

GOLD: 63kg - Leri ABULADZE (GEO) vs. Meysam DALKHANI (IRI)

GOLD: 67kg - Joni KHETSURIANI (GEO) vs. Merey BEKENOV (KAZ)

GOLD: 72kg - Otar ABULADZE (GEO) vs. Ramaz ZOIDZE (GEO)

GOLD: 77kg - Demeu ZHADRAYEV (KAZ) vs. Aik MNATSAKANIAN (BUL)

GOLD: 82kg - Akylbek TALANTBEKOV (KGZ) vs. Gela BOLKVADZE (GEO)

GOLD: 87kg - Ali CENGIZ (TUR) vs. Lasha GOBADZE (GEO)

GOLD: 97kg - Mohammadhadi SARAVI (IRI) vs. Roberti KOBLIASHVILI (GEO)

GOLD: 130kg - Abdellatif MOHAMED (EGY) vs. Alin ALEXUC CIURARIU (ROU)

UWW Hall of Fame, former Medical Commission chair Tavakol passes away

Thursday, February 29, 2024 - 14:26 By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (February 29) -- Dr. Mohammad TAVAKOL, a former member of the United World Wrestling Bureau and Hall of Famer, passed away in Tehran at the age of 89 after a period of illness.

Born in 1923 in Qazvin, Iran, Tavakol chaired the Iranian Wrestling Federation and was the Vice President of the UWW. He also held membership in the Executive Committee of the UWW and was the chairman of the Medical Commission of UWW. He was inducted into the UWW Hall of Fame in 2011.

Tavakol graduated in medicine from the University of Tehran and studied in England for his specialization. He began his wrestling career under the supervision of the late Habibollah BOLOUR, the former head coach of the national Iranian wrestling team.

Tavakol served four six-year terms as a member of the Executive Committee of the UWW and was elected as the head of the UWW Asia for a four-year term. He had a significant impact on medical coverage of wrestling competitions during his role as the head of the Medical and Anti-Doping Commission.

UWW mourns the passing of Dr. Tavakol and expresses deepest sympathies to the Tavakol family.