(AFP) Iran's Alireza Karimi Mashiani threw a match against his Russian opponent in the world championships in Poland in November to avoid fighting Israel's Uri Kalashnikov in the next round. On Friday, the United World Wrestling Disciplinary Chamber banned Karimi Mashiani from competition for six months, and banned his coach Hamidreza Jamshidi for two years. "Both wrestler and coach were found to have acted in direct violation of the International Wrestling Rules and the UWW Disciplinary Regulations."
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