12 Azerbaijani wrestlers will compete at the Universiade of Turkic-Speaking Countries

12 Azerbaijani wrestlers will participate in the Universiade of Turkic-Speaking Countries held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan.

The press service of the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation told "Report" about this.

The games, which will be held for the third time, cover 6 sports (wrestling, judo, chess, table tennis, volleyball, futsal).

At the competition, wrestling competitions in freestyle and Greco-Roman styles will be held in Olympic weights. According to the regulations, wrestling competitions at the Universiade, where student athletes aged 17-25 will perform, will be held on September 6-7 in the sports hall of the "Ruh Ordo" cultural center.

In freestyle wrestling, Vasif Bagirov (57 kg), Musa Agayev (65 kg), Ramik Heybatov (74 kg), Ashraf Ashirov (86 kg), Islam Ilyasov (97 kg) and Yusif Dursunov (125 kg) will try to win under the leadership of senior coach Arif Abdullayev and coach Ashraf Aliyev.

In Greco-Roman wrestling, our country will be represented by Vadat Gasimli (60 kg), Roman Kerimov (67 kg), Javad Mammadov (77 kg), Orkhan Hajiyev (87 kg), Ali Guliyev (97 kg) and Mazaim Mardanov (130 kg) under the leadership of coaches Akif Aliyev and Zohrab Abbasov.

It should be noted that on September 6, the winners in freestyle wrestling at 57, 74 and 97 kg, and in Greco-Roman wrestling at 60, 77 and 97 kg will be determined. The next day, the names of medalists in other weights will be clarified.