3 more wrestling berths for Iran at Tokyo Asian qualifier

At the 65kg weight category, Amirmohammad Babak Yazdani Charati defeated Bahrain’s Haji Ali 10-0 to win a place at the 65kg final. He will wrestle Ernazar Akmataliev from Kyrgyzstan in the final.

Younes Emami beat Sandeep Singh Mann from India 10-0 in the 74kg semifinal. He will meet Bekzod Abdurakhmonov from Uzbekistan.

And in the 97kg, Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian will face Uzbekistan’s Magomed Ibragimov after beating Indian Satywart Kadian 10-0 in the semifinal, the Tehran Times reported.

Iran had already secured three spots in Tokyo 2020.

Reza Atri in 57kg, Hassan Yazdani in 86kg, and Yadollah Mohebbi in 125kg had already secured three spots in Tokyo 2020.

In Greco-Roman wrestling, Iran has secured five berths so far.

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