SILVER FOR AL-MARAFI, BRONZE FOR AL-ZUREIQAT AT VETERANS WRESTLING WORLDS

Wrestlers Hani Al-Marafi and Saleh Al-Zureiqat have won medals for hosts Jordan at the Veterans Wrestling World Championships, in Amman.
Marafi won the silver medal in the Greco-Roman 130kg weight category competitions, opening his campaign with an 8-0 victory in the over Germany’s Christian Lombardi, before defeating Russia’s Bliev 9-0 in the semi-final to reach the final, which he lost to Iran's Lashkari, 0-4.
Al-Zureiqat secured the bronze in the same Greco-Roman 130kg weight category.
The championship has welcomed over 500 wrestlers from 50 countries, with age ranges from 35 to 60 years.