Takhti Cup

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U.S. Wrestlers Get Warm Greeting in IranTAKHTI CUP EVENT SCHEDULE
At Bandar Abbas, Iran, January 17-19
Wednesday, January 17Thursday, January 18Friday, January 19

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TAKHTI CUP
At Bandar Abbas, Iran, Jan. 18

U.S. performancesWIN Fardid Dejemkhoo, Iran, 4-1, 1-0 (Clinch).
WIN Bahador, Iran, 1-0 (Clinch), 5-1
LOSS Mohammed Razaei, 2-3, 2-3LOSS Majid Yousefi, Iran, 0-1 (Clinch), 0-3.WIN Omid Kadkhodaee, IRI, pin 1:35WIN Arash Rabiee, Iran, 2-1, 7-0
WIN Jared Frayer, USA, 1-0, 2-0
LOSS Nasrolah Fadaee, Iran, 0-2, 1-2WIN Amin Mardani, Iran, 1-0, 4-0.
WIN S. Amiri, Iran, 1-0, 3-1.
WIN Jafar Daliri, Iran, 3-1, 1-0.
WIN Amir Moradi, Iran, 1-0, 2-0LOSS Amir Moradi, Iran, 0-5, 0-2 (Clinch).
LOSS Amin Mardani, Iran, 2-7, 1-4

At the end of the day, wrestlers and spectators alike left the venue knowing that they had seen something special. The Olympic spirit was fused in Persia between wrestlers who brought friendship, great technical skill, and respect to the mats.

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Pictures of the event.

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WRESTLING WITH IRAN

"We have a great deal of respect for the Iranians," said U.S. coach Terry Brands, himself a 2000 and 2005 World Champion and 2000 Olympic bronze medalist. "Their position, technique, strength, physical conditioning is always outstanding. We want to use our own work ethic and go back for the opportunity to compete and to win."

Andy Hrovat, a college wrestling champion who placed fourth at the 2003 Takhti Cup, said, "Nothing comes close to the intensity of what I experienced in Iran. I'm going back because they have some of the greatest wrestling fans in the world. As Americans, you don't really have the chance to experience that. ... The people love wrestling and the competition, and it's amazing the way they cheered for us, even when we were winning."

Hrovat, who wrestles at 84 kilos, recalled that when he left Tehran, a woman at the airport gave him a heart-shaped arrangement of pistachios as a gift because she had seen and admired his matches on television.

Ramico Blackmon, a 2001 U.S. national champion, recalled a match at the 2004 Takhti Cup in which the fans actually rooted for an American in his match with an Iranian wrestler.

"They are the most knowledgeable fans in the world," Blackmon said. "They'll cheer for you if you win, and if you lose, they cheer if you show a lot of skill and ability."

The team members recognize that they will serve as representatives of America to many Iranians, but they insist their focus is on the competition with one of their longtime rivals.

"Our focus is to be world champions," Bender said. "We have to wrestle the best. The Iranians are among that group."

Brands pointed to differences in technique and style. "Ours is to use our conditioning and be aggressive," he said. Iranian wrestlers, he observed, tend to stay back and look for counter moves and mistakes that they can exploit. Each national team has had success with its own approach, according to Brands, and the clash of styles can make for great competition.

"We're going there to compete and win ... that's our focus," said Brands, who also observed that the matches will be excellent preparation for both countries as they get ready for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

[Milad-69]

Thnx for the info bro!!

[EKBATAN]

hell yea im glad we can still kick american ass in wrestling even though they have better infrastructure, conditioning, more money etc....


Is the competition over or are there more matches??

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hell yea im glad we can still kick american ass in wrestling even though they have better infrastructure, conditioning, more money etc....
Is the competition over or are there more matches??

Today was the final day.

[EKBATAN]

Today was the final day.

any news??

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http://themat.com/index.php?page=sho...rticleID=15877

Dayyyaaam we kicked ASS, check out the final results at the end!

[Saam]

nice, we won all golds except 1

[EKBATAN]

nice, we won all golds except 1

yup, did you see the heaviest weight class?

265 pounds, from 1st to 6th place it was all IRANIANS

[MoJo23]

Thanks alot guys! Gooo Iran!