In the final round, Qassempour defeated his American rival 4-1 to rank first in the 86 kg class of the Ukraine international tournament, being held from February 24-26 with participation of wrestlers from 35 countries.
Before advancing to the finals, the Iranian free style wrestler had already overpowered wrestlers from Azerbaijan Republic, Switzerland and Italy.
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Iranian wrestler wins gold medal in Ukraine int'l tournament
Feb 25, 2018, 12:57 AM
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Kiev, Feb 25, IRNA - Iranian free style wrestler Kamran Qassempour ranked first in the 86 kg weight category in XXII Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial in Kiev Saturday.