Olympic champion visits Slemani

Olympic wrestler Sabah Shari'ati, who plays for the Azerbaijan team and is of Kurdish origin from Iranian Kurdistan, will visit the city of Slemani for a few days.

Shari'ati won third place among 19 players in the 130 kg weight category at the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil and won the Bronze Medal.

Shari'ati said in a special statement to PUKmedia that the trip will be for a few days and it is decided that to also visit Erbil city.

Sabah Shari'ati, 27, born in the Iranian Kurdish city of Sanandaj, has been a wrestler for more than 10 years and has traveled to live in Azerbaijan several years ago.

He is ranked the best player on his team in Azerbaijan.



Reported by Harez Jamal 
PUKmedia