Iran wins its first gold medal at London 2012 thanks to wrestler Hamid Sourian
The 26-year-old wrestler, a five-time world champion, has won Iran's first gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 40 yearsIran has won its first gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games after wrestler Hamid Sourian defeated Azerbaijan's Rovshan Bayramov in the final of the 55kg Greco-Roman wrestling this evening. With the athletics under way, Iran's medal drought has come to an end as Sourian, a five-time world champion, won the country's first ever gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 40 years. The 26-year-old wrestler from south of the capital Tehran...
Published By: The Guardian - Sunday, 5 August, 2012
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