Iran freestyler Zare collects silver in 2024 Olympics
August 10, 2024 - 22:31
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TEHRAN – Iranian freestyle wrestler Amirhossein Zare lost to Georgian Geno Petriashvili in the men’s 125kg final of the 2024 Olympic Games Saturday night.
Zare could have won gold after coming back from 10-1 down to 10-9 but failed to win the match after the time was over.
Zare had defeated Aiaal Lazarev of Kyrgyzstan, Canadian Amar Dhesi and Turkey’s Taha Akgül on his way to the final.
Earlier in the day, Akgül and Azerbaijan’s Giorgi Meshvildishvili had won bronze medals.
Reporting by Masoud Hossein
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