TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Greco-Roman wrestler Habibollah Akhlaghi claimed a bronze medal in the 2015 World Wrestling Championships underway in Las Vegas.

The Iranian wrestler defeated Rami Hietaniemi from Finland 5-1 in 85kg weight category.

Saman Tahmasebi from Azerbaijan also won the bronze medal in the weight class.

Gold medal went to Zhan Beleniuk from Ukraine who beat Uzbekistan�s Rustam Assakalov in the final match.

Earlier, Iran�s Ghasem Rezaei in the 98kg and Yousef Ghaderian in the 80kg had won silver and bronze medals, respectively.

By Tasnim News Agency