According to the Mehr reporter, one of the young and successful figures of Iranian freestyle wrestling in the 2021 international world competitions was Mohammad Nakhodi, a 79 kg national weightlifter from our country, who was able to win both the world youth gold medal and the silver medal in the world adult competitions in one year. Take it easy.
The 19-year-old Iranian national team player shone brightly in the 2021 World Championships in Norway and advanced to the finals, but lost in the final to the legendary American wrestler Jordan Burroughs and settled for a silver medal. Of course, this promising young man has recently gained a good position in the latest ranking of the World Wrestling Union and is in the third place of the top freestyle wrestlers weighing 79 kg.
In this regard, Mohammad Nakhodi, in response to his good performance in 2021, said: “I never thought that 2021 would be associated with two world youth gold medals and one adult silver, and I hope that in next year’s world competitions, the color of his medal will be upgraded from silver to gold.” دهم. Of course, I also went to the mat to win gold in the adult world. The coaches also gave me great tips to overcome Burroughs, but “Jordan Burroughs” is a great and respectable wrestler and with his high experience, he was able to achieve the desired result.
He, who is now considered one of the main contenders for the 79 kg weight category of Iranian freestyle wrestling, continued: “I do not intend to change the weight and I am still thinking about participating in next year’s world competitions in the same weight category.” This is while the Asian Games are being held in the Olympic weights, and naturally, I have to train with these conditions only to reach the national team runner-up in the world.
According to the Mehr correspondent, Mohammad Nokhodi first defeated Aaron Canova of Italy 11-0 in the first round of the 2021 World Championships in Norway, and then defeated Arman Avagayan of Armenia 8-4 in the second round. He then defeated Seifuddin Alkma from France 11-0 and in the semi-final he defeated Nika Kontchadze from Georgia 6-5 and reached the final. In this match, Nakhodi hit a strong barrier named after Jordan Burroughs, the Olympic and world champion from the United States, and lost 5 to 1 and won the world silver medal.
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