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News number: 9104252933	23:54 \| 2012-08-05	Sports

Iranian Greco-Roman Wrestler Wins Olympic Gold Medal

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's five-time world champion Hamid Sourian won the country's first gold medal in the London 2012 Olympic Games after defeating Azerbaijan's Greco-Roman Wrestler in the 55kg category Roshan Bayramov in the final match Sunday night.

Sourian had a wonderful start in the London games and won wrestlers from Hungary, Kazakhstan and Denmark before meeting Bayramov in the final match.

The 26-year-old Iranian genius won both times 2-0 and 1-0, respectively.

Sourian's medal is not just Iran's first gold in the London 2012 Olympics, but the country's first-ever Greco-Roman wrestling gold medal in Olympic games throughout the history.

A more than $165,000 state reward is waiting for Sourian as soon as he comes back home.

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