Iran wrestlers defeated in Beijing

Reza Yazdani beat his polish rival Radoslav Horbek 3-1 in his first fight in the 84kg class but was later defeated 0-5 by Nauruz Temrezov from Azerbaijan in the second game on Thursday.

In the 96kg category, Saeed Ebrahimi came out as winner against Saleh Emara from Egypt, before he was beaten 3-0 by Georgian wrestler George Gogshelidze.

Iran's Fardin Masoumi gained a 4-0 victory over Lawrence Langowski from Mexico, but was knocked out of the competition after losing to Bakhtiyar Akhmedov from Russia.