Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestlers, who finished third in the team standings at the U-23 World Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, have returned home.
"Report" reports that they were met by journalists and representatives of the public at Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
It should be noted that the team won 2 gold and 1 bronze medals at the World Championships, scoring 93 points and finishing third. They achieved the best result in their history in terms of the quality of national medals. Azerbaijan lagged behind only Iran (143) and Ukraine (96).
Elmir Aliyev (55 kg) and Ziya Babashov (63 kg) became world champions in the team that participated in the World Championship under the leadership of head coach Aleksandr Tarakanov, senior coach Rovshan Bayramov, and coaches Hasan Aliyev and Kamran Mammadov. Ruslan Nurullayev (72 kg) took third place.