Shorouk Express
BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 8. The European
Wrestling Championships, currently underway in Bratislava,
Slovakia, saw freestyle wrestlers join the competition on its
second day, Trend
reports.
Azerbaijan’s wrestling team had a strong showing, with nine
athletes taking to the mat. Two wrestlers secured spots in the
final and will compete for gold tomorrow, while three others earned
bronze medals.
Freestyle Wrestling Results:
57 kg: Islam Bazarganov won his bronze medal match against
Ivaylo Tisov from Bulgaria with a commanding 12:2 victory, marking
Azerbaijan’s first medal at the European Championship.
61 kg: Nureddin Novruzov faced Zelimkhan Abakarov of Albania in
the quarterfinals but lost 2:11, eliminating his chances for a
bronze as his opponent did not reach the final.
65 kg: Ali Rahimzade won the bronze after defeating Andrey
Svirid from Ukraine 4:0 in his medal bout.
70 kg: Kenan Heybatov earned a bronze medal by defeating the
world and European champion, Hungarian Ismail Musukaev, 5:2.
74 kg: Aganazar Novruzov started strong with a 10:0 victory over
Yegor Akulich (UWW) in the 1/8 finals and later triumphed 5:3 over
Georgiy Elbakidze (Georgia) in the quarterfinals. However, he lost
0:6 to Chermen Valiev of Albania in the semifinals. He will compete
for bronze against Ramazan Ramazanov from Bulgaria tomorrow.
79 kg: Orhan Abasov was defeated 3:4 by Aksarbek Gulaev of
Slovakia in the consolation round, missing out on a medal.
86 kg: Arseniy Dzhioev lost 1:2 to Artur Naifonov (UWW) in his
opening match.
92 kg: Osman Nurmagomedov advanced to the semifinals with a
dominant 11:0 victory over Denis Sakhalyuk (Ukraine), followed by a
10:0 win over Yaroslav Yadkovsky (UWW). He secured a spot in the
final with a 5:2 victory over Miriani Maisuradze from Georgia and
will face Dauren Kurugliev from Greece in the gold medal match.
125 kg: Georgi Meshvildishvili reached the semifinals after
defeating Vladislav Baytsayev (Hungary) 5:0 and Yanis Khramyankov
(UWW) 8:5. He will face Solomon Manashvili from Georgia in the
final.
The European Championship matches, taking place at the X-Bionic
Sports Complex, will continue daily. The semi-finals begin at 18:45
Baku time, followed by the medal matches at 20:00.
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