First Section of Day Two - 55 and 96 kg Weight Classes - 2003-09-13

A few moments ago, in the 96 kg weight class, Alireza Heydari had an exciting match against his opponent, Torchinava from the Netherlands. In the 15th second of the match, Heydari scored his first point and took his opponent down. The number of Iranian team supporters, which has increased several times compared to yesterday, shook the stadium with chants of 'Iran, Iran' and 'Heydari, you are the best.' After issuing a warning to the opponent and awarding another point to Heydari, his total score reached 6. In the second period, at 4:53, Heydari scored several more points, bringing his total to 10, and raised his hand as the winner. In the 55 kg weight class, Mohammad Aslani competed against Martin Barbery from Armenia, who scored one point against Aslani in the early minutes. In the first three minutes of the match, the Armenian wrestler led 6 to 2, but in the second three minutes, Aslani intensified his attacks and began scoring points. At 4:46 in the legal time of the match, the score was tied 6 to 6. In the first seconds of overtime, Aslani scored one point, finishing the match with a score of 7 to 6 in his favor.