The sambo competitions at the III CIS Games hosted by Azerbaijan have ended.
İdman.biz reports that the competitions were held at the Goygol Olympic Sports Complex.
Eight Azerbaijani athletes have climbed the podium.
Abdullatif Musayev (53 kg) and Nihad Rahimov (64 kg) won gold, Abubakir Huseynov (98 kg), Rasul Samadli (+98 kg), Rustam Gasimzade (58 kg) won silver, and Sadig Nadirov (79 kg), Mikayil Amirov (71 kg) and Khazar Amrahli (88 kg) won bronze medals among Azerbaijani representatives.
18:13
Sambo competitions within the framework of the III CIS Games continue at the Goygol Olympic Sports Complex.
İdman.biz reports that Azerbaijani sambo wrestler Nihad Rahimov (64 kg) won a gold medal at the III CIS Games.
Our athlete faced Russian representative Artem Karisov in the final. Rahimov, who defeated his opponent, climbed to the highest step of the podium.
14:52
Today, sambo competitions within the framework of the III CIS Games started at the Goygol Olympic Sports Complex.
İdman.biz reports that the competitions are held in 8 weight categories for men.
Azerbaijani representatives in five weight categories reached the finals. Abdullatif Musayev (53 kg), Rustam Gasimzade (58 kg), Nihad Rahimov (64 kg), Abubakir Huseynov (98 kg), Rasul Samadli (+ 98 kg) will fight for the gold medal. At the same time, Mikayil Amirov in 71 kg and Khazar Amrahli in 88 kg lost in the semi-finals and will compete for a bronze medal.
It should be noted that the medal matches will start at 17:00.
11:23
On September 29, the III CIS Games in sambo started at the Goygol Olympic Sports Complex.
İdman.biz reports that Azerbaijani sambo wrestler Nihad Rahimov faced Nikita Pak from Kyrgyzstan on the mat.
In a tense match, our athlete demonstrated his superiority, defeated his opponent and won.
11:20
On September 29, the III CIS Games in sambo started at the Goygol Olympic Sports Complex.
İdman.biz reports that one of the first athletes to enter the mat in the qualifying stage was Azerbaijani sambo wrestler Abdulatif Musayev. His opponent was Mirzokarim Ismailov from Tajikistan.
Our athlete demonstrated his superiority from the beginning of the match in the qualifying stage, defeated his opponent and won.