The U23 World Wrestling Championship continues in Tirana, Albania, with Azerbaijan's freestyle wrestlers now in the spotlight.
According to Idman.biz, on day five, Azerbaijani athletes competed across five weight categories.
U-23 World Championship
Freestyle Wrestling
61 kg
Ruslan Abdullayev defeated Endroi Avdyli from Albania (11:0), Fotis Papadopoulos from Canada (pin), and Mykyta Abramov from Ukraine (3:1) to advance to the semifinals. In the semifinal, Ruslan triumphed over India's Abhishek Dhaka with an 11:1 victory, securing a place in the final.
74 kg
Dzhabrail Gadzhiev won against Germany's Stas Wolf (9:3) but was defeated by Kyrgyzstan's Orozbek Toktomambetov (1:4) in the round of 16. As Toktomambetov advanced to the final, Gadzhiev will have a chance in the repechage rounds, where he will face Turkiye's Ismet Ciftci.
86 kg
Arsenii Dzhioev defeated Joshua Morodion from Germany (11:0), Cesar Estrada from Guatemala (11:0), and Deepak from India (8:0) to reach the semifinals. There, he edged out Japan's Yudai Takahashi with a score of 2:1, securing his spot in the final.
92 kg
Abduljalil Shabanov was narrowly defeated in the round of 16 by Greece’s Gkivi Bliatze (9:11).
125 kg
Aydin Ahmadov overcame China's Jinhai Wang (11:0), Poland's Michal Dubowski (5:4), and Japan's Toyoki Hamada (4:2) to reach the semifinals. In the semifinal match, he lost to Bulgaria's Alen Khubulov (0:10) and will now compete for bronze.
Additionally, Azerbaijan's Greco-Roman wrestlers have already achieved podium finishes, with Rashad Mammadov (55 kg) winning silver and Nihad Guluzada (60 kg) and Khasay Hasanli (77 kg) earning bronze medals.
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