According to "Varzesh3", after the defeat of Hadi Saravi in the semifinal bout of the 97-kilogram weight class against his Russian opponent, which was accompanied by controversial refereeing decisions, Alireza Dabir, president of the Wrestling Federation, fiercely protested beside the mat at the manner of the referees' officiating, and the matter even led to a clash!
Hadi Saravi, captain of the national Greco-Roman wrestling team and holder of several world and Olympic gold medals, who was the first chance for the championship of the 97-kilogram weight class, faced Russia's Sargsian in the semifinal.
In this bout, although Saravi also had many mistakes, questionable refereeing occurred in two incidents.
On one occasion Saravi threw his opponent out of the mat, and even Iran's coaches believed that in addition to one point, a caution should be given to the opponent and another point given for fleeing the mat. But after the review of the incident, the jury did not give even one point to Saravi, and it was declared that he had pushed his opponent!
In the final seconds of the bout as well, Saravi and Iran's coaches believed Sargsian had grabbed the singlet of the Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler and committed a foul, but again Iran's review was rejected and another point went to the opponent.
After Saravi's 5-1 defeat in the semifinal with these refereeing decisions, Alireza Dabir, who yesterday also believed that an injustice had been committed in the wrestling of Ali Esko, completely lost his temper.
The president of the Wrestling Federation, although Iran's team has 5 finalists in 7 weight classes, believes the refereeing has been against Iran, and his protest beside the mat was accompanied by a reaction from the organizers and led to a serious clash!
For a few moments this clash made the atmosphere of the hall tense, and Dabir, who had lost his temper, was addressing remarks to the referees and the officials of the world union.
Source: Varzesh3
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