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Selfies and kisses as Iran roar at Asiad

Wrestling - 2018 Asian Games - Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg Gold Medal Final - JCC - Assembly Hall - Jakarta, Indonesia - August 22, 2018 - Hossein Nouri of Iran in action with Rustam Assakalov of Uzbekistan. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Iran’s Hossein Nouri was swamped by selfie-taking fans after clinching gold in the 87kg Greco-Roman style to help his country reign supreme in the Asian Games wrestling yesterday.

The 28-year-old Nouri outclassed Uzbekistan’s Rustam Assakalov 6-1 to give wrestling powerhouse Iran their fifth gold in four days of competition.

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