Two silver medals for wrestlers Al-Marafi and Al-Zureiqat
World Masters and Veterans Wrestling Championships
Amman1 min read
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National wrestling team players, Hani Al-Marafi and Saleh Al-Zureiqat, achieved a silver and a bronze medal respectively, in the competitions of the World Masters and Veterans Wrestling Championships, 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 by defeating Germany's Christian Lombardi 8-0 in the quarter-finals, before overcoming Russia's Pliev 9-0 in the semi-finals to reach the final bout, which he lost to Iran's Lashkari 0-4, thus securing the silver medal.
For his part, Al-Zureiqat won the bronze medal in the Greco-Roman wrestling competitions for the 130 kg weight class, after securing a win in the second round against Iraq's Jassim Mohammed 5-0, before losing in the third round to America's Porter 3-6. In the semi-finals, Al-Zureiqat lost to Russia's Bagavdinov 0-9, claiming the bronze medal.
The championship witnesses the participation of more than 500 players representing 50 countries from around the world, competing within the approved weights and categories, while the tournament targets master and veteran categories aged from 35 to 60 years.
