After defeating his Slovakian rival in final match, Yazdani grabbed the gold medal in the weight category of 86 kg.

He has so far received a gold medal in 2014 and a silver in 2015 World Championships.

During this year's contests, Yazdani overpowered a Kazakh wrestler 12-2 in the second round and hit the Moldovan fighter 10-0 in the third round.

He defeated his Azeri rival 10-0 and advanced to semi-final match.

In semi-final stage, he overshined Russia and advanced to final match.

The World Championships 2017 was held on August 20-25 in Paris.

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