The tournament will host wrestlers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, and Iran.
A total of 160 wrestlers in 10 weight classes will compete in the tournament, slated for Feb 8-9.
The opening ceremony of the contests will be held at 16 p.m. local time (12:30 GMT) on Thursday. Iran's Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar is expected to attend the ceremony.
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Tabriz, Feb 8, IRNA – The 38th Takhti Cup International Freestyle Wrestling Tournament began in Iran's northwestern city of Tabriz on Thursday.
