Iran confirmed their domination of the Championships with a further two titles ©UWW

Iran continued their Rio 2016 preparations in style as they were crowned men’s freestyle team champions after two gold medals on the final day of the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bangkok.

Three-time champion Ehsan Lashgari was expected to deliver success for the Iran team in the 86 kilogram competition, as they sought to add to their three titles at the Bangkok Youth Center yesterday.

The London 2012 Olympic bronze medallist progressed through the rounds and then dominated his gold medal bout with Mongolia’s Orgodol Uitumen.

Lashgari forced his opponent out of bounds on five separate occasions to eventually take a 7-0 lead, which he maintained to seal the gold.

South Korea’s Gwon Hyeokbeom overcame Kyrgyzstan’s Aibek Usupov 11-9 to win the first bronze medal and Kazakhstan’s Aslan Kakhidze earned a technical fall win over India’s Somveer Somveer to claim the final podium place.

Iran’s final gold medal of the Championships was claimed by reigning Asian Games champion Parviz Hadi in the 125kg division.

He claimed a narrow 3-1 victory over Kazakhstan’s Daulet Shabanbay to claim the title for the third time in his career.

Iran's Ehsan Lashgari earned his fourth continental title with victory in the 86kg category in Bangkok ©UWW
Iran's Ehsan Lashgari earned his fourth continental title with victory in the 86kg category in Bangkok ©UWW

With five gold medals the Iranian team comfortably finished clear of second place Mongolia in the team standings, having already won the Greco-Roman title earlier this week.

The Mongolian team ended the Championships with Uitumen’s silver and six bronze medals, with Natsagsuren Zolboo securing one in the 125kg event by beating South Korea’s Nam Kyongjin 9-2.

Kyrgyzstan’s Aiaal Lazarev completed the podium by earning a victory by fall over China’s Shang Hai.

Adam Batirov, who previously competed for Russia, earned Bahrain’s first freestyle title at the Championships by beating India’s Kumar Vinod 5-2 on points in the 66kg final.

Iran’s Mohammad Naderi defeated Japan’s Nobuyoshi Takojima 10-7 to claim the first bronze medal and Mongolia’s Buyanjav Batzorig secured a last point verdict win over China’s Menghejigan Menghejigan.

The last title of the Championships was claimed by Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov.

He sealed a technical fall win over Iran’s Behnam Ehsanpour in the 61kg event.

China’s Zhangbuladaorji Zhangbuladaorji defeated Sri Lanka’s Divoshan Charles Fernando in the same manner to claim the first bronze and Mongolia’s Tumenbileg Tuvshintulga completed the podium by beating Japan’s Keisuke Otoguro 11-4.