According to "Varzesh3", in the 130-kilogram weight class, in which Amin Mirzazadeh of Iran became world champion last year, Fardin Hedayati this year, by defeating the world champion in the national team selections, introduced himself as Iran's number one.

Fardin, who has a U23 world gold medal in his record, today in the first round defeated Frederikas of Lithuania by a 4-0 result. In the second round, he defeated Sirlibay of Kazakhstan by an 8-0 result and advanced to the quarterfinal stage.

Hedayati, in continuation of his astonishing display, defeated Jiang of China by a 9-0 result and reached the semifinals.

The Iranian heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler, who has so far not conceded a point to his rivals, will, contrary to expectations, face Elias Kuosmanen of Finland in the semifinals. This Finnish wrestler has reached this stage by defeating Reza Kayaalp, the legend of Turkish wrestling and holder of several world gold medals.

Source: Varzesh3