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Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler banned for doping violation

Xinhua, December 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

Iranian heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler Bashir Babajanzadeh Darzi was given a four-year ban after being tested positive for a banned substance in his latest doping test, Press TV reported on Wednesday.

United World Wrestling handed out the ban to Babajanzadeh after he tested positive for anabolic-androgenic steroids during the Greco-Roman World Cup in Iran.

Babajanzadeh was a member of the national Greco-Roman wrestling team which won the title at the 2016 Greco-Roman World Cup, which ran between May 19 and 20 in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz.

The Iranian squad overcame the Russian side 8-0 in the finals for the title.

Babajanzadeh reached quarterfinals at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 130kg weight category. Enditem