Report on the Results of the World Wrestling Championships in New York - 2003-09-13

In the World Wrestling Championships held in 2003 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Mohammad Talayi and Alireza Dabir, two hopefuls from Iran for medal contention, lost in their first matches. In the 60 kg category, Talayi, who is the captain of the Iranian freestyle wrestling team, lost with a score of 2 to 1. Dabir lost 4 to 2 to his Bulgarian opponent in the 66 kg category. In the 84 kg category, Majid Khodaei from Iran, who won a bronze medal at the World Championships in 2002, was defeated by Sanderson from the United States with a score of 8 to 2 in the second round of the championships, despite having no opponent in the first round. In another match in the second round, Hadi Habibi from Iran triumphed over Joe Williams from the United States. This 74 kg wrestler was trailing 0 to 1 in regular time but ultimately defeated Williams 3 to 1 in overtime. In the first round, Mohammad Aslani from Iran in the 55 kg category overcame his Chinese opponent with a score of 5 to 4, and Hadi Habibi also eliminated his Venezuelan rival 10 to 0 in the first round. In the heavyweight 120 kg category, Alireza Rezaei from Iran defeated his Swiss opponent 10 to 0. The Iranian national freestyle wrestling team won a gold medal at the World Championships held in Tehran in 2002.