(Reuters) - Iran defeated the United States to take the gold medal in wrestling's World Cup on Friday, winning a match that politics almost prevented.
Olympic silver medallist Komeil Ghasemi beat American Nick Gwiazdowski 5-0, giving Iran a 5-3 win in the gold medal final. After the match, they politely shook hands in front of a rowdy crowd in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah.
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