The European Wrestling Championship is ongoing.
On the second day of the competition held in the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava, the freestyle wrestling category began.
Five weight classes were contested, with consolation matches held in five other categories.
Nine Azerbaijani wrestlers took to the mat. Two of them have reached the final and will compete for gold tomorrow.
Today, three of our wrestlers entered the bronze medal matches, and all three seized the opportunity to win medals.
European Championship - Freestyle Wrestling
57 kg
Islam Bazarganov competed for the bronze medal against Ivaylo Tisov (Bulgaria) and won with a dominant 12-2 victory, securing the first medal for our team at the European Championship.
61 kg
Nuraddin Novruzov wrestled in the 1/4 final but lost to Zelimkhan Abakarov from Albania with a 2-11 score. Since his opponent did not reach the final, Novruzov lost his chance to fight for bronze.
65 kg
Ali Rahimzada competed in the bronze medal match against Andrey Svirid (Ukraine), winning 4-0 and claiming the bronze.
70 kg
Kanan Heybatov faced Ismayil Musukayev (Hungary) for the bronze medal and emerged victorious with a 5-2 win, securing his place on the podium.
74 kg
Aghanazar Novruzov started from the 1/8 final and won with a perfect 10-0 score against Yahor Akulich (UWW). He advanced to the 1/4 final, where he defeated Giorgi Elbakidze (Georgia) 5-3. However, he lost to Chermen Valiev (Albania) 0-6. Novruzov will now compete for the bronze medal against Ramazan Ramazanov (Bulgaria) tomorrow.
79 kg
Orkhan Abasov competed in a consolation match but lost to Achsarbek Gulajev (Slovakia) 3-4, thus missing his chance for a medal.
86 kg
Arsenii Dzhioev started his competition from the 1/8 final but lost 1-2 to Artur Naifonov (UWW).
92 kg
Osman Nurmagomedov began his competition in the 1/8 final with an 11-0 victory over Denys Sahaliuk (Ukraine), advancing to the 1/4 final. He then won 10-0 against Yaroslav Yadkovski (UWW), securing a spot in the semifinals. Nurmaqomedov defeated Miriani Maysuradze (Georgia) 5-2 to reach the final, where he will fight for gold against Dauren Kurugliev (Greece).
125 kg
Giorgi Meshvildishvili started in the 1/4 final and won 5-0 against Vladislav Baitcaev (Hungary), advancing to the semifinals. He then defeated Dzianis Khramiankou (UWW) 8-5 to reach the final, where he will face Solomon Manashvili (Georgia) for the gold medal.
The European Championship matches are being held at the X-Bionic Sports Complex and begin daily at 12:30 PM Baku time. The semifinals start at 6:45 PM, and the medal matches are scheduled for 8:00 PM.
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