Seven-time Asia champion wrestler Alireza Heidari has announced his retirement from wrestling at the Takhti Cup in Kermanshah, Iran.
Press TV
“I didn't have any physical problems to continue the competitions but I prefer to call it quits,” Heidari told reporters on Thursday.
The 32-year-old wrestler shocked Iran's Wrestling Federation with his unexpected announcement.
Heidari was among some 84 Iranian wrestlers as well as 11 Turkish and 4 Canadian wrestlers who have taken part in the two-day Takhti Cup, which ends Friday.
The champion wrestler was selected as the 1999 National Sportsman of the Year in Iran.
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