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Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler Farahim Mustafayev (72 kg), who won a bronze medal at the U-23 European Championship held in Zrenjanin, Serbia, lost to his Russian opponent in the 1/4 finals with a big score due to an unexpected mistake.
He said that he was competing in his first international competition in the 72 kg weight category.
"The European Championship was really at a high level. It was my first international competition in the 72 kg weight category. Nevertheless, I won a medal. I could have defeated the Russian wrestler in the 1/4 finals. But I lost by a large score difference due to an unexpected mistake," he told report.az in a statement.
F.Mustafayev aims to become a world champion:
"My next goal is the World Championship. I still have time until this competition. I have set myself the goal of correcting my mistakes and winning a gold medal."
It should be noted that F.Mustafayev defeated Romanian Leonard Petru Iurasku with a score of 5:4 in the bronze medal match.
