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Iran fills 13 of 14 slots in Olympic wrestling

Iran is tied with four other countries in qualifying in all but one weight division .  The other four are the United States, Russia, Georgia and Egypt.

There are seven weights in freestyle and another seven in Greco-Roman wrestling.  Iran qualified in every division except the middle or 74-kilo division of Greco-Roman.

Wrestlers have been competing at a series of elimination matches around the world.  The final one was held last weekend in Helsinki.

A country qualifies in a weight division, not the individual wrestler.  The country can send any wrestler it chooses once it qualifies at a weight division.

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