Zare’s victory over Taha Akgul and advance to the final
Amir Hossein Zare, the 125 kg Iranian wrestler, defeated Taha Akgul from Turkey with a score of 2-1 in the semifinals and reached the final round of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Taha Akgul is the gold medalist from the 2016 Rio Olympics and bronze medalist from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He is also a world champion in 2014, 2015, and 2022.
In the first period, Zare took the lead by earning one point, and the first period ended with this score.
In the second period, the score became 2-1, and Zare advanced to the final.