Iran grabs 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze in Grappling World Champs

Grappling World Championships was held in two sections of GI and NO GI on October 18-21 in Baku.

Iranian male team attended the event in two fields of GI and NO GI and the female team in GI section.

In NO-GI section, Iran's Valiollah Fahimi in the weight category of 92 kg snatched a gold medal and Salar Delfani in the weight category of + 100 kg bagged a silver medal.

Iranian fighter Rasoul Ghoddusi in 66 kg weight category received a bronze medal.

In female section, the Iranian grappler Atefeh Riahi in the weight category of 71 kg grabbed a bronze medal.

In hand-to-hand combat, grappling is a close fighting technique used to gain a physical advantage such as improving relative position, or causing injury to the opponent. Grappling covers techniques used in many disciplines, styles and martial arts that are practiced both as combat sports and for self-defense.

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