Iranian squad with 4 gold medals stood on the first place.
Turkey and Georgia ranked second and third respectively.
The tournament hosted 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 competed in the tournament held on February 8-9.
Gholam-Reza Takhti was born in 1930 and was called “Jahan Pahlavan,” which means “World Champion” due to his huge success in wrestling and his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship during competitions.
Takhti won his first Iranian championship in 1950, and later became the highest ranked wrestler in the history of the Iranian wrestling, winning one gold (1956 Melbourne) and two silver medals in Helsinki (1952) and Rome (1960) Olympic Games, as well as two golds in Tehran (1959) and Yokohama (1961) and two silver medals in Helsinki (1951) and Toledo (1962) World Championships. He is in the United World Wrestling (formerly known as FILA) Hall of Fame.
Takhti passed away in 1968 at the age of 37 but remains one of Iran’s greatest sports legends and beloved figures.
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Tabriz, Feb 9, IRNA – Iranian wrestling team ranked first at the 38th Takhti Cup, International Freestyle Wrestling Tournament held in Tabriz, northwestern Iran.
