Soryan gives Iran 1st Olympic gold in Greco-Roman

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Soryan gives Iran 1st Olympic gold in Greco-Roman

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Hamid Soryan of Iran won gold medal in 55-kilogram category in the Greco-Roman.

06 August,2012 04:27 am

It always seemed a bit strange that wrestling-mad Iran had never won an Olympic gold medal in the Greco-Roman discipline.Hamid Soryan ended that drought on Sunday, and he might not be the only Iranian to win a gold in London.Soryan, the five-time world champion, won his countrys first gold medal in mens 55-kilogram, beating Rovshan Bayramov of Azerbaijan 2-0, 1-0.Im hoping that I made everybody happy back home, Soryan said.Iran has 30 overall medals in freestyle but had only two, a silver and a bronze, in Greco-Roman before Sunday. The Iranians also have a pair of Greco-Roman world champions in Omid Noroozi at 60 kilograms and Saeid Morad Abdvali at 66 kg, and both are considered the favorite in their respective classes.