According to "Varzesh3", before the start of the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship competitions, many fans had placed special account on Hadi Saravi's gold; the wrestler from Amol who, with the championship of the Paris Olympics and last year's World Championships, was one of Iran's main hopes for standing on the first podium. Even among the predictions, this belief existed that if Iran's wrestling were to obtain only one gold medal, Saravi could be that same champion. But an event contrary to expectation was recorded, and Iran's experienced star failed to reach the final.

Saravi, after a rest in the first round of the 97 kg weight, began his work with a decisive eight-to-zero victory against Khaloyan from Armenia, and in the next round too, with a five-to-zero result, passed the German Viog hurdle to become a semifinalist. However, he, at this stage, against Artur Sargsian, the holder of the world silver medal from Russia, suffered defeat with a five-to-one result and failed to be present in the final match; an unexpected result that brought a big shock to Iran's wrestling.

In this way, the dream of repeating the world championship for Saravi, at least in this round of the competitions, moved away from the path of the final, and he must now go onto the field to obtain the bronze medal. The wrestler whom many fans had already placed his gold in the count of Iran's probable medals must now pass this defeat and reach victory in the classification match in order to end the competitions with a medal.

Source: Varzesh3