BULGARIAN WITH GOLD AT WORLD FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Sports | November 24, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

Two Bulgarians, Serafim Barzakov (63 kg) and Krasimir Kochev (97 kg) advanced to the finals. Barzakov won the gold medal with 3-1 against world and Olympic champion Alireza Dabir of Iran. Dabir advanced after defeating Turkey's Mehmet Yozgat 3-0. Kochev also faces a tough rival in the 97-kilogram class - Russia's Georgi Gohchelidze. He downed Ukraine's Vadim Tasoev 4-0 in the semifinals.

Rest of the semifinals results - Read TODAY in For the record section.

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