SAEDNEWS: Iranian freestyle wrestler Amirali Azarpira, in 97 kg, snatched a bronze medal in the 2024 Olympic Games on Sunday.
According to SAEDNEWS, Amirali defeated his American rival 4-1, achieving the last medal for Iran's wrestling delegation. Azarpira defeated two-time Olympic medal winner Kyle Snyder 4-1 in the bronze-medal match.
Azarpira lost to Bahrain’s Akhmed Tazhudinov 4-3 in his first match but defeated Kazakhstan’s Alisher Yergali 6-1 in repechage.
Iran’s Hassan Yazdani in 86kg, Amirhossein Zare in 125kg and Rahman Amouzad in 65kg have previously won three silver medals.