The European Wrestling Championships continue in Bratislava, Slovakia, with strong performances from the Azerbaijani team.
Three of Azerbaijan’s Greco-Roman wrestlers have advanced to the semifinals on Day 5 of the tournament, Idman.biz reports.
In the women’s 57 kg division, Jala Aliyeva will fight for the bronze medal against Yenna Hemiae later today, as the women’s competition wraps up.
Greco-Roman
55 kg
Eldaniz Azizli entered directly in the quarterfinals and dominated Georgia’s Vakhtang Loula with a 9:0 victory to reach the semifinals.
63 kg
Murad Mammadov defeated Hleb Makaranka (UWW) 6:1 in the round of 16, then crushed Ivan Lizatović of Croatia 9:0 in the quarters to earn a semifinal spot.
77 kg
Sanan Suleymanov was eliminated in the round of 16 after a narrow 1:2 loss to Turkiye’s Ahmet Yilmaz.
87 kg
Islam Abbasov put on a strong performance, beating Poland’s Szymon Szymonowicz (4:0), the Netherlands’ Marcel Sterkenburg (4:1), and Norway’s Exauce Mukubu (3:1) to secure his place in the semifinals.
130 kg
Beka Kandelaki pinned Ukraine’s Mykhailo Vyshnyvetskyi in the round of 16 but lost 0:2 to Turkiye’s Hamza Bakir in the quarterfinals.
Competition starts daily at 12:30 (Baku time). Semifinals begin at 18:45, followed by medal matches at 20:00.
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