TEHRAN – Greco-Roman wrestler Amin Mirzazadeh claimed Iran’s first medal in the 2024 Olympic Games Tuesday night.

He defeated Azerbaijan’s Sabah Shariati 4-0 in the 130kg bronze-medal match.

Shariati, bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games, bade farewell after the match.

In a show of good sportsmanship, Olympic bronze medal winner Mirzazadeh carried his opponent Shariati around the mat on his shoulders, after Shariati lost in his final match before retiring.

Cuban Mijaín López beat Yasmani Acosta of Chile 6-0 to win his fifth gold medal in Olympics.

Iran’s Saravi will also face Armenia’s Artur Aleksanyan in the final match of the 97kg on Wednesday.

Reporting by Masoud Hossein