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WATCH: 10 Greco-Roman finals from #WrestleBishkek

Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 08:19 By Vinay Siwach

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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (June 13) -- Iran brought some of its best Greco-Roman wrestlers to Bishkek for the third Ranking Series event and they did not disappoint, winning five gold medals in the tournament to finish at the top of the team rankings.

Georgian and Uzbekistan won two gold medals each while Kazakhstan won a single gold as well.

Watch all the 10 gold medal bouts from the third Ranking Series event here.

GOLD: 55kg - Marlan MUKASHEV (KAZ) vs. Ikhtiyor BOTIROV (UZB) 

GOLD: 60kg -  Islomjon BAKHRAMOV (UZB) vs. Nursultan BAZARBAYEV (KAZ) 

GOLD: 63kg - Leri ABULADZE (GEO) vs. Shermukhammad SHARIBJANOV (UZB) 

GOLD: 67kg - Danial SOHRABI (IRI) vs. HUSIYUETU (CHN) 

GOLD: 72kg -  Ramaz ZOIDZE (GEO) vs. Mohammadreza GERAEI (IRI) 

GOLD: 77kg - Mohammadali GERAEI (IRI) vs. Iuri LOMADZE (GEO) 

GOLD: 82kg - Alireza MOHMADIPIANI (IRI) vs. Alperen BERBER (TUR) 

GOLD: 87kg -  Jalgasbay BERDIMURATOV (UZB) vs. Gurami KHETSURIANI (GEO)

GOLD: 97kg -  Mohammadhadi SARAVI (IRI) vs. Yiming LI (CHN) 

GOLD: 130kg - Amin MIRZAZADEH (IRI) vs. Oscar PINO (CUB) 

Obituary

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

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

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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.