The U23 European Wrestling Championship continues in Tirana, Albania.
The fifth day of the tournament saw Greco-Roman wrestlers enter the competition, while the women's wrestling category featured consolation matches, Idman.biz reports.
Five Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestlers have advanced to the semifinals. Meanwhile, Gultakin Shirinova secured a spot in the bronze medal match after winning her consolation bout.
Greco-Roman Wrestling
55 kg
Elmir Aliyev dominated his matches, defeating Moldova’s Maxim Sarmanov (9-1) and Albania’s Andi Muka (11-2) before the time limit to reach the semifinals. He will face Russia’s Alibek Amirov (UWW) for a place in the final.
63 kg
Ziya Babashov secured a 3-1 victory over Sweden’s Alexander Vafai and then overpowered Greece’s Marios Kapantais (10-2) to advance. His next opponent is Bulgaria’s Miroslav Emilov.
77 kg
Despite a commanding 9-0 victory against Greece’s Andreas Vasilakopoulos, Khasay Hasanli was eliminated in the quarterfinals after a 3-7 loss to Germany’s Aaron Bellscheidt.
87 kg
Joju Samedov fell short in the qualification round, losing 0-7 to Armenia’s Vigen Nazaryan.
130 kg
Aykhan Mardanov also exited early after a 0-2 defeat to the Czech Republic’s Artur Sarkisyan.
Women’s wrestling
57 kg
In the consolation round, Gultakin Shirinova edged out Turkiye’s Emine Cakmak 7-5, securing a spot in the bronze medal match. She will wrestle against Romania’s Georgiana Lirca for a podium finish.
Schedule:
Semifinals – 19:45 (Baku time)
Medal matches – 21:00 (Baku time)
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