Iran Greco-Roman to Meet Turkey, Kyrgyzstan in Wrestling World C’ships – Sports news – Tasnim News Agency

The two-day competition will see the top five from the recently-finished Wrestling World Championships, being separated into two groups in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku on Saturday.

Host Azerbaijan Republic and All-World team are in Group A.

Serbia, who was drawn in Group A, will miss the tournament after a number of COVID-19 infections in the team. Azerbaijan Republic and the All-World team will receive automatic wins and the winner of the Azerbaijan-All-Star clash will wrestle in the final.

Group B has Turkey, Iran and Kyrgyzstan and will see a tough battle for the top spot in the group. The second-placed teams from each group will wrestle for the third place on the podium.

Iran team is a mix of youth and experience and will be a tough test for Turkey. With wrestlers who were at the U-23 World Championships two weeks ago, Iran will be hoping to outplace Turkey.