Iran bags bronze medal in Qazaq Kuresi World Grand Prix

Tehran, IRNA – The three-man team from Iran succeeded in winning one bronze medal in the Qazaq Kuresi World Grand Prix in Kazakhstan. Ali Baziar, the head of Iran’s team and chairperson of the traditional and beach committee of the Wrestling Federation of Iran, said on Sunday that the Qazaq Kuresi World Grand Prix 2022 was held with the participation of 14 teams from different countries and 2 teams from the hosting country. Baziar also said that Hamid-Reza Sajjadifard gained a bronze medal in the +90 kilograms weight category, while Mojtaba Eskandari (70 kilograms) and Omid Tiztak (90 kilograms could not win any medals despite their qualifications. Kazakh Kuresi is the traditional wrestling style of Kazakhstan and one of the oldest sports in Kazakhstan and Asia. Wrestlers, known as ‘Baulans’, dress in special uniforms with blue or red stripes and corresponding belts. The goal of Kazakh Kuresi is to throw the opponent to the ground and have his or her shoulders touch it. Kuresi is practiced nationally and internationally by both men and women from 14-15 years of age up to the veteran class, the United World Wrestling writes. Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish