Shorouk Express 
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 19. Wrestling
competitions continue at the Islamic Solidarity Games taking place
in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, Trend reports.
Today, medals were contested in two Greco-Roman and three
women’s wrestling weight categories.
Greco-Roman wrestling
Murad Akhmadiyev (97 kg) confidently advanced through the group
stage, defeating Egypt’s Mohamed Gabra (8-0) and Türkiye’s
Beytullah Kayysdag (5-1). In the final, the Azerbaijani wrestler
lost 1-5 to Olympic and two-time world champion Mohammad Sarawi,
earning a silver medal in his debut appearance at the Islamic
Games.
In the 130 kg category, Beka Kandelaki lost in Group A to
Egypt’s Abdellatif Mohamed (3-4) and Iran’s Fardin Hedayati
(0-8).
Women’s wrestling
In Group A, Zhalya Aliyeva (57 kg) secured early victories over
Tunisia’s Chad Jeldjeli and Bangladesh’s Mim, and also confidently
defeated Elvira Kamaloglu of Türkiye 19-10. In the semifinals,
Aliyeva claimed another quick win, beating Kyrgyzstan’s Sezim
Jumanazarova. In the final, she once again faced Elvira Kamaloglu
and defeated her 6-2 to win her second consecutive Islamic
Solidarity Games gold medal.
In Group B (50 kg), Elnura Mamedova defeated Türkiye’s Zehra
Demirhan (8-5) but lost to Nigeria’s Mercy Geneisi (2-12).
Finishing second in the group, she advanced to the semifinals,
where she was defeated by Uzbekistan’s Aktenga Keunimjaeva (0-10).
In the bronze medal bout, Mamedova overcame Algeria’s Shebila
Sheima 5-0 to claim third place.
Gultekin Shirinova was eliminated in the quarterfinals after
losing 4-11 to Kyrgyzstan’s Aruuke Kadirbekkyzy.
Five more Azerbaijani wrestlers are set to compete tomorrow.
