Iran's Greco-Roman wrestler Ghassem Rezaei has won gold at the Poland Open, Ziolkowski & Pytlasinski 2015.

On Saturday, day one of the Greco-Roman contests, the 35-year-old Iranian sportsman, who had had a bye in the first round, emerged triumphant 3-0 in his first bout against American athlete Patrick Cawey in the 98-kilogram weight class at the Hala Widowiskowo - Sportowa Arena Ursynów in the Polish capital city of Warsaw.

Rezaei then overwhelmed his 21-year-old Ukrainian opponent, Mykola Krysov,10-0 in the next round, before notching up a 3-0 victory against Russia’s Musa Evloev in the quarterfinal round.

The Iranian stunned his 29-year-old Estonian rival Arusaar Ardo 6-0 in the semifinals, and qualified for the final bout, where Germany’s Peter Ohler did not turn up for the showdown and Rezaei was awarded the gold medal.

Poland Open, Ziolkowski & Pytlasinski 2015 wrestling tournament opened in Warsaw on July 24 and will wrap up later on Sunday.

Dozens of sportsmen and women from various countries, including Bulgaria, France, Georgia, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Poland, Romania, Russia and Turkey, are taking part in the event.

While male freestyle wrestlers vied in 57-kilogram, 61-kilogram, 65-kilogram, 70-kilogram, 74-kilogram, 86-kilogram, 97-kilogram and 125-kilogram weight categories on July 24, Greco-Roman athletes have been competing on July 25 and 26 to clinch a medal in 59-kilogram, 66-kilogram, 71-kilogram, 75-kilogram, 80-kilogram, 85-kilogram, 98-kilogram and 130-kilogram sections.

Female wrestlers have also been competing in the 48-kilogram, 53-kilogram, 55-kilogram, 58-kilogram, 60-kilogram, 63-kilogram, 69-kilogram and 75-kilogram weight classes on July 25 and 26.