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Iran Winner of Cadet Asian Championships

In addition to the freestyle title, Iran also secured the top spot of the Greco-roman division on May 11
The squad raised gold medal count to six on the final day.
The squad raised gold medal count to six on the final day.

Iran freestyle cadets wrapped up the Cadet Asian Championships (May 10-13) in Tashkent with six gold medals. 
For the second day in a row, Iran bagged three Cadet Asian freestyle gold medals in the Uzbek capital, bringing their tournament total to six gold. The host nation grabbed a pair of gold on the final day, according to the Iran Wrestling Federation website.
The final results put Iran on the top of the games with 196 points and Kazakhstan second with 171 points. The host country settled for third place with 146 points. India and Japan finished fourth and fifth respectively each with 134 and 111 points.
Rahman Amouzad-Khalili kicked off Iran’s championship march with a 10-0 technical victory over Sultan Kurmanaliyev of Kazakhstan in the final of 45kg weight class to grab gold.
Second gold medal on the final day went to Ali Abdolahi; he won on technical points over Kazakh Yunus Gafurov in the 92kg finals.

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