Speaker congratulates Iran wrestling squad on victory in Astana
17:30, 27 April 2014
TEHRAN. KAZINFORM Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani here on Sunday congratulated the Iranian freestyle wrestling team for winning the championship title at Asian freestyle wrestling competition in Astana, Kazakhstan.
In a message to the wresting squad as well as the Iranian nation and the sports community, Larijani expressed gratitude to freestyle wrestlers and their coaches for their hard work, IRNA reports.
The Iranian men's freestyle team completed its domination of the 2014 Asian Wrestling Championships on Thursday.
Iran received six gold medals of eight weight categories to capture the team title with 70 points.
The Mongolian team finished in the second place with 63 points while Kazakhstan came third with 51 points.