Iran Press/Europe: Greco-Roman wrestler Mohammadhadi Saravi defeated Armenia’s Artur Aleksanyan 4-1 in the final match of the 97kg category.
His gold medal was Iran's first gold in this year's Olympics.
This was Iran's second medal on Wednesday, the 12th day of the Olympics after female Iranian Taekwondo practitioner Mobina Nematzadeh added the second bronze medal to Iran's medal tally.
Iranian taekwondo athlete Mobina Nematzadeh gained a bronze medal in the 49-kg category at the Paris Olympics following defeating Saudi Arabia's Dunya Abutaleb 2-0.
Greco-Roman wrestling has been a blue-ribbon Olympic event since the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896. It became a permanent fixture in the Olympic program in 1908.
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