The Iran Wrestling Federation has announced their freestyle squad for the Asian Wrestling Championships scheduled to start from 18th February in Delhi. The Iranian squad will be led by young Mohammadshafie Goleij who won the U23 World Championship gold in Budapest in 97kg category.
Iran has selected most of their U23 squad members in the team for the Asian Championship and none of the senior squad member that played the world championship in 2019 in Nur-Sultan has been selected for participation in Delhi. Other than Goleij, Under 23 World bronze medallist in 57kg AliReza Sarlak is in the squad and will take on India’s Ravi Dhaiya in the category for the gold medal.
2018 Senior World championship bronze winner Pervez Hadi will be making his comeback in Iran team in Delhi. Hadi was out of action for few months due to injury and could not make it to the 2019 World Championships.
Iran won record 11 gold medals at the last Asian Wrestling Championship in Xian, China with 7 coming from Freestyle squad.
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The following is the composition of the Iranian team for this tournament:
57 kg: A. Sarlak – Under 23 World Championship Bronze Medallist
61 kg: Majid story –
65 kg: AJ purpose
70 kg: Amir Hosseini – Under 23 World 5th place
74 kg: Mostafa Hossein Khani
79 kg: Ali Savadkuhi – Under 23 Asian Champion
86 kg: A. seed
92 kg: Mohammad Ebrahimi
97 kg: M. Goleij – Under 23 World Champion
125 kg: Pervez Hadi – 2018 World Bronze Medallist
Manager: Gholamreza Mohammadi
Coaches: Mhrban- Abbas Haji Ibrahim Masoud Mostafa Jokar Knary
