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National wrestling team players Hani Al-Marafi and Saleh Al-Zureikat won a silver and a bronze medal yesterday, Tuesday, in the World Veterans Wrestling Championship, hosted by the capital Amman at Princess Sumaya Hall in Al-Hussein Youth City, running until October 11.
Al-Marafi succeeded in winning the silver medal in the Greco-Roman wrestling competitions for the 130
kg weight class, starting his campaign with a quarter-final victory over German Christian Lombardi 8-0, before defeating Russian Pliev 9-0 in the semi-finals to reach the final bout, which he lost to Iranian Lashkari 0-4, thus claiming the silver medal.
For his part, Al-Zureikat won the bronze medal in the Greco-Roman wrestling competitions for the 130
kg weight class, securing a victory in the second round over Iraqi Jassem Mohammed 5-0, before losing in the third round to American Porter 3-6.
In the semi-finals, Al-Zureikat lost to Russian Bagavdinov 0-9, thus capturing the bronze medal.
The championship witnesses the participation of more than 500 players representing 50 countries from around the world, competing in approved weights and categories, while the tournament targets veteran categories aged 35 to 60 years.
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