TURKEY GRAB HALF GOLDS IN FIRST DAY’S COMPETITIONS
Xinhua General News Service
August 21, 2007 Tuesday 12:00 PM EST
China
Turkey wrestlers took two golds in the first day of 2007 Junior World
Wrestling Championships and the other two went to Iran and Armenia
here on Tuesday.
Ahmet Tacyildiz defeated Davod Gilnirang from Iran in Greco-Roman 96kg
class final while his compatriot Rahman Bilici beat Lbragim Labazanov
from Russia earlier in Greco-Roman 60kg category final. Two medals
keep Turkey stay top on the medal table.
Greco-Roman 50kg class title was taken by Iran wrestler Reza Asadpour,
who beat Gadir Suleymanov from Azebaijan in the final.
Armenia wrestler Arsen Julfalakyan turned out the winner in Greco-Roman
74kg.
"This competition gave me self-confidence. I will take that experience
to the Olympics," said Reza Asadpour, "I will try hard and if I have
good practice and train hard I may be able to become a team member."
Chinese wreslters failed to win any medals in first day’s
competitions. Nie Xiaoming finished fifth in Greco-Roman 96kg class
while Xin Xiaowei got the same result in the 74kg category. Xiao Bo
finished eighth in Greco-Roman 60kg.
"I got chance to win in the first round, but unfortunately I didn’t
take it," said Xin Xiaowei, "I felt a little nervous."