Iran wrestler grabs bronze at U23 Greco-Roman World Champs

Tehran, Nov 14, IRNA - Iranian wrestler Ali Akbar Yousefi received a bronze medal in the 2018 U23 Rosters Greco-Roman World Championships which is underway in Romania. The event will be underway until November 19 in Bucharest. Yusefi in the weight category of 130kg was overpowered by Georgian rival in the second round. He hit Belarusian wrestler 9-0 and advanced to qualifiers match. In qualifiers stage, he overshined Finnish representative and snatched a bronze medal. This will be the second such event; 2017’s running of the U23 Worlds was the first, and while a good number of athletes who performed well last year have “aged out”, there are still plenty of others coming back for more. 9376**1396 Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish