Tokyo Olympics Wrestling: Iran's Geraei wins Greco-Roman lightweight gold

While Gerei won gold in the lightweight category, it was Ukraine's Zhan Beleniuk who won the middleweight gold.

Published : Aug 04, 2021 18:19 IST

Gold medallist Mohammadreza Geraei of Iran poses with his medal during the men's Greco-Roman lightweight (67kg) category medal ceremony.

Iran's Mohammadreza Geraei won gold in the men's Greco-Roman lightweight (67kg) category at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.

Ukraine's Parviz Nasibov took the silver medal while Germany's Frank Staebler and Egypt's Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed claimed the bronze medals.

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Later in the day, Ukraine's Zhan Beleniuk won gold in the men's Greco-Roman middleweight (87kg) category after beating Hungary's Viktor Lorincz.

Germany's Denis Kudla and Serbia's Zurabi Datunashvili won the bronze medals.