Azerbaijan's wrestling team to participate in the U-23 World Championship has been announced

Azerbaijani wrestlers will participate in the U-23 World Championship to be held in Novi Sad, Serbia. Sport24.az reports that the team to participate in the final world championship of the year has already been determined.

Greco-Roman wrestlers will start the competition. Under the leadership of head coach Aleksandr Tarakanov, senior coach Rovshan Bayramov, coaches Hasan Aliyev and Kamran Mammadov, Elmir Aliyev (55 kg), Ilkin Gurbanov (60 kg), Ziya Babashov (63 kg), Farayim Mustafayev (67 kg), Ruslan Nurullayev (72 kg), Davud Mammadov (77 kg), Elmin Aliyev (82 kg), Lachin Veliyev (87 kg), Ali Guliyev (97 kg) and Aykhan Mardanov (130 kg) will participate in the World Cup.

Later, our female wrestlers will join the fight under the leadership of acting head coach Togrul Asgarov, senior coach Agahuseyn Mustafayev and coach Solmaz Adilova. The team includes Asmar Jankurtaran (50 kg), Elnura Mammadova (53 kg), Gultakin Shirinova (55 kg), Nargiz Samadova (57 kg), Gunay Gurbanova (59 kg), Birgul Soltanova (62 kg) and Ruzanna Mammadova (65 kg).

In the last days of the competition, freestyle wrestlers will enter the mat. Under the leadership of head coach Khetag Gazyumov, senior coach Jabrayil Hasanov, coaches Taymuraz Kokoyev and Sharif Sharifov, Muhammadali Alizade (57 kg), Jeyhun Allahverdiyev (61 kg), Aykhan Abdullazade (65 kg), Kenan Heybatov (70 kg), Magomed-Bashir Khaniyev (74 kg), Farid Jabbarov (79 kg), Ali Tsokayev (86 kg), Sadig Mustafazade (92 kg), Zafar Aliyev (97 kg) and Khetag Karsanov (125 kg) will try to win.

The meetings, which will be held from October 20 to 27, will start every day at 12:00 Baku time. Fights for medals will start at 20:00.

At the World Championship, I-S category judge Asif Shiraliyev, as well as I category referees Kamran Aliyev and Habib Nurulu will protect justice.