In the first day starting on Thursday, February 6, in Tehran of "Takhti's Cup" in three categories from four owners of a carpet took priority.

Interest to tournament was warmed up by participation in it 41-year-old president of Federation of wrestling of Georgia Luka Kurtanidze who tried to disprove the American saying saying that champions don't come back. But it is to the titled veteran it wasn't possible, he conceded in the first circle to the 20-year-old champion of Europe among juniors Turk Ali Bonseogl. However, I conceded in persistent fight against the score 10:12. Right after this duel to a carpet there were Luka Kurtanidze's former rivals – Rasoul Hadem and Alireza Heydari holding nowadays in Federation of wrestling of Iran positions according to the president and the vice-president. Under a rough applause of public they warmly greeted the unruly Georgian veteran, doing to him justice for worthy performance on tournament.

Turk Bonseoglu in the second circle lost to the champion of Europe Ukrainian Pavel Oleynik who, in turn, in a semi-final stumbled on Iranian Abbas Takhana and took as a result the third place in weight to 97 kg.

From visitors of wrestlers in the first day of tournament only to North Korean Yoong Haque to Gene was succeeded to rise by the highest step of a pedestal. This Asian "mukhach", not having loud achievements, Young Kyong Ila left himself more titled participants of tournament, including the compatriot, the ex-world champion and the bronze prize-winner Igr in London.

Today on "Takhti's Cup" four more sets of medals will be awarded. In weight to 86 kg participation of the only representative of Russia on tournament – native of Makhachkala Aligadzhi Gamidgadzhiyev is expected.

Technical results

"Takhti's cup". Tehran. February 06

57 kg

1 . Yoong Haque Gin (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

2 . Rasoul Kaliyev (Kazakhstan)

3 . Nominal Batbold (Mongolia)

3 . Young Kyong Il (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

5 . Reza Atri (Iran)

5 . Farkhad Dzhalai (Iran)

65 kg

1 . Meysam Nassiri (Iran)

2 . Konstantin Habalashvili (Georgia)

3 . Farzad Holivand (Iran)

3 . Dauren Zhumagaziyev (Kazakhstan)

5 . Daichi Takatani (Japan)

5 . Ibrahim Nassiri (Iran)

74 kg

1 . Reza Afzali (Iran)

2 . Iman Mokhammaddian (Iran)

3 . Ezatollakh Akbari (Iran)

3 . Hamid Rezaikalvani (Iran)

5 . Tsotne Baramidze (Kazakhstan)

5  .  Iskhakbek Shopokov (Kyrgyzstan)

97 kg

1 . Hamid Talebi (Iran)

2 . Abbas Takhan (Iran)

3 . Dato Kerashvili (Georgia)

3 . Pavel Oleynik (Ukraine)

5 . Mahomed Musayev (Kyrgyzstan)

5 . Roman Bekirov (Azerbaijan)

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