According to the Mehr reporter, yesterday, the technical staff of the national freestyle wrestling team, considering the holding of the Throne Cup as the fourth stage of the selection cycle and the identification of the top individuals, determined the task of the final stage of the selection competitions to participate in world competitions. Thus, according to the decision of Pejman Dorostkar and his colleagues in the technical staff, the final stage of the selection cycle of the national freestyle wrestling team to participate in the 2022 World Championships in Serbia will be held on July 10 in the 12,000-seat Azadi Hall in Tehran.
Meanwhile, the 86 kg weight class attracts more attention than other weights due to its powerful and famous claimants. A match during which Alireza Karimi, after a long absence from the official and selected fields, reaches Hassan Yazdani and has a sensitive and spectacular battle to win the national team runner-up. Although this fascinating and decisive match is still based on probability and Karimi has to follow a relatively smooth path to reach Yazdani, it can be predicted that these two prominent contenders will face each other on the selected day.
According to the decision of the technical staff of the national freestyle wrestling team regarding the selection of 86 kg weight and due to the injury of Mohsen Mostafavi, the national champion and bronze medalist of the Asian Championships and the confirmation of the wrestler’s injury by a trusted doctor, he has obtained permission to participate in the final selection stage. And he has to face Alireza Karimi in the national team selection.
In the next step, the winner of this match is going to face Hassan Yazdani. At this stage, if Hassan Yazdani wins in the first fight, he will get the national team runner-up in the world competitions, otherwise the national team runner will get into wrestling. Reach two victories out of three fights. Where Alireza Karimi can make a big difference if he wins.
Of course, considering that Hassan Yazdani competed in the legal weightlifting competitions of the World Union in Kazakhstan last week, and also a short time before the qualifying competitions of the national team, the qualifying match in this weight category will be held with 2 kg.
However, according to the technical staff, even after the selection, no wrestler will be selected to participate in the world competitions until the official announcement of the national team names, and the wrestlers’ conditions, including camp discipline, training and physical condition, will be considered.