Today, at the European Championship held in Tirana, the capital of Albania, Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler Islam Bazarqanov (57 kg) will wrestle Musa Mehtixanov (UWW) for the gold medal.
Idman.Biz reports that Jabrayil Hajiyev will compete for the bronze medal. Our representative, competing in the 79 kg weight category, will face the winner of the Rasul Shapiyev (North Macedonia)/Tariel Gaphrindashvili (Georgia) pair.
Rashid Babazade (65 kg) will face Ayub Musayev (Belgium) in the consolation match.
Let us remind you that earlier, Greco-Roman wrestlers Hasrat Jafarov (67 kg) and Gurban Gurbanov (82 kg) won gold medals, while Rashad Mammadov (55 kg), Nihat Mammadli (60 kg) and Islam Abbasov (87 kg) won bronze medals. The Greco-Roman wrestling team became the first in the team standings. Among female wrestlers, Jala Aliyeva (57 kg) and Gunay Gurbanova (59 kg) won bronze medals.
It should be noted that the European Championship will end on April 26.