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Azerbaijani wrestlers have won 5 medals at the ranking tournament held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
The Wrestling Federation's press service told "Report" about this.
The freestyle wrestling competition ended on the second day of the tournament.
Turan Bayramov (74 kg) lost to American David Carr with a score of 3:5 in the 1/8 final. Our other representative in this weight, Magomed-Bashir Khaniyev, won because Kazakh Alibek Abdikassimov did not appear on the mat, and defeated Alibek's compatriot Yeldos Kuanyishbay ahead of time – 13:2. Khaniyev, who defeated Bahraini Magomedrasul Asluyev 4:2 in the semi-final, lost to Japanese Kota Takahashi (0:4) in the decisive match and won a silver medal.
Arseniy Dzhioyev (86 kg) advanced to the 1/4 finals without sweating, as Georgian Tornike Samkharadze was injured. The national team member then showed his strength by defeating Slovak Boris Makoyev (3:0) and Turkish Osman Gocen (10:0), writing his name in the final. Olympic medalist, Belarusian Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov did not appear on the mat due to injury, so Dzhioyev won the gold medal.
Osman Nurmagomedov (92 kg) eliminated Bahraini Magomed Sharipov (6:1), but lost to the last European champion, Greek Dauren Kurugliev, with a score of 1:5 in the 1/4 finals. Our other representative in this weight, Abubakr Abakarov, could not cope with American Trent Hidley in the qualifying round – 2:7. Abakarov, who went to the consolation match because his opponent reached the final, did not give Hungarian Kristiyan Angyal a chance – 11:0. However, the bronze medal match did not take place. Kurugliev did not wrestle due to injury, and Abakarov finished the competition in third place.
It should be noted that Islam Bazarganov (57 kg) and Ali Rahimzade (65 kg) won silver medals yesterday. Our team took 3rd place in the team score with 100 points. Our team is only 5 points behind Georgia and 2 points behind the USA.
