TEHRAN – Mohammad Nokhodi of Iran won a gold medal in wrestling on Friday in the 2026 Asian Games.
He defeated Japan’s Hayato Ishiguro 9-6 in the men’s freestyle 86kg.
Nokhodi’s gold is Iran’s 13th gold medal in the Games.
Nokhodi had defeated Thailand’s Chiranuwat Chamnanjan 11-0, Lee Gyeong-yeon from South Korea 11-1, and Kyrgyzstan’s Malik Shavaev 3-0 on their way to the final.
Olonbayaryn Suldkhuu from Mongolia and Malik Shavaev won two bronze medals.
Wrestling at the 2026 Asian Games is being held from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3 at Inae Sports Center.
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