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    Azerbaijani wrestlers finish U17 World Wrestling Championships with four medals

    Azerbaijani wrestlers finish U17 World Wrestling Championships with four medals

    Shorouk Express Azerbaijani wrestlers finish U17 World Wrestling Championships with four medals

    BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 3. The Azerbaijani
    national team finished its performance at the U17 World Wrestling
    Championships, which was held in Athens, with four medals, Trend reports.

    On the final day of the competition, representatives of four
    weight categories competed for medals, two of which managed to rise
    to the third step of the podium.

    Hasan Hasanov (60 kg) won confident victories over rivals from
    Greece and Kyrgyzstan, and in the fight for bronze, he minimally
    beat Canadian Nathan Nash – 5:4. Said Pashayev (92 kg) first
    defeated Ukrainian Samir Ibishov, and then proved stronger than
    Kazakhstani Beybaris Yergaliyev with a score of 5:3, also winning
    bronze.

    Earlier, Guseyn Ismayilov (65 kg) became the world champion, and
    Khakim Tagiyev (110 kg) became the bronze medalist.

    The Azerbaijani team scored 90 points and took 4th place in the
    team standings, losing only one point to Kazakhstan. The winner was
    the U.S. team (154 points), and Iran took second place (150).

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