Iran news: The 39th edition of 'Takhti Cup 2019 International Freestyle Wrestling Tournament drew to a close in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah on Friday Evening.
'Takhti Cup 2019' began on Thursday in Imam Khomeini Stadium of Kermanshah city with the attendance of 147 Iranian and foreign Freestyle wrestlers from 9 countries, namely the Republic of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Armenia, the Netherlands, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, and Hungary.
According to an Iran Press report, Iran with 215 points, Azerbaijan with 112 points and Kyrgyzstan with 104 points ranked 1st to 3rd respectively.
Iranian Freestyle wrestlers, Younes Imami in 70 KG competitions, Bahman Taymori in 79 KG, Kamran Ghasempour in 68 KG, Arshk Mohebbi in 92 KG, Alireza Godarzi in 97 KG and Yadullah Mohebbi in 125K won 6 Gold Medal for Iran.
Russia won 4 Gold Medals and Kyrgyzstan 2 Gold Medals.
The annual tournament is held in honor of legendary Iranian Freestyle wrestler Gholam Reza Takhti, who died in 1968, half a century ago, and to commemorate the anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iranian Freestyle wrestler Gholam Reza Takhti
Gholam Reza Takhti (1930-1968) was an Iranian Olympic Gold-Medalist wrestler and traditional Iranian bodybuilding (known as 'Varzesh-e Bastani' in Iran) practitioner. Because of his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship, he was the most popular athlete of Iran in the 20th century, although dozens of Iranian athletes have won more international medals than he did.
Takhti is still a hero to many Iranians. He is listed in the FILA wrestling hall of fame. To honor the legendary figure, international wrestling competitions in Freestyle and Greco-Roman categories are annually held in Iran. 205/211/103
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