Azerbaijani wrestler Farid Sadikhli qualified for the final of the European Championship among wrestlers under 23, held in Zrenjanin, Serbia.
According to Idman.Biz, the Azerbaijani wrestler faced Georgian athlete Koba Karumidze in the semi-final.
Although the match ended in a 3:3 draw, Sadikhli won based on the last productive action.
16:28
The next matches of the U-23 European Wrestling Championship held in Zrenjanin, Serbia, have taken place.
Idman.Biz reports that the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation has released information about this.
It was reported that in the 55 kg weight category, Farid Sadikhli won against Romanian Denis Florin Miha with a score of 5:2 and advanced to the semi-finals.
In addition, Ilkin Gurbanov, representing our country in the 63 kg weight category, lost to Moldovan Vitali Yeryomenko with a score of 1:5 in the 1/4 finals and was eliminated from the competition.
The European Championship will end on March 15.
15:37
The next matches of the U-23 European Wrestling Championship held in Zrenjanin, Serbia, have taken place.
Idman.Biz reports that the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation has released information about this.
It was reported that Ilkin Gurbanov, representing our country in the 63 kg weight category, won against Turkish Enes Ülkü with a score of 6:4 and advanced to the 1/4 finals. Farid Sadikhli, competing in the 55 kg category, won with a complete advantage (9:0) over Czech Filip Bartosik and qualified for the 1/4 finals.
In addition, Ravan Nuriyev, representing our country in the 77 kg category, lost to Belarusian Kirill Valevskiy with a score of 1:4 in the qualifying round. Said Akhundzade lost to Romanian Patrik Iulian Gordana with a score of 5:9 in the 1/8 finals in the 87 kg weight category. In the 130 kg category, Aykhan Mardanov lost to Greek Achilles Chrisidis with a score of 0:3 in the qualifying round.
The European Championship will end on March 15.
09:36
Today, the U-23 European Wrestling Championship, organized in Zrenjanin, Serbia, continues.
Idman.Biz reports that on the fifth day of the competition, Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestlers will join the competition.
In the qualifying round, Farid Sadikli (55 kg) will face Czech Filip Bartosik, Ilkin Gurbanov (63 kg) Turkish Enes Ülkü, Ravan Nuriyev (77 kg) Belarusian Kiril Valevski, and Aykhan Mardanov (130 kg) Greek Achilles Chrisidis. Said Akhundzade (87 kg) will compete against Romanian Patrik Yulian Gordan in the 1/8 finals.
Among the women wrestlers, Ruzanna Mammadova (62 kg) will compete for the gold medal. She will face Russian Amina Tandelova in the decisive match.
Nargiz Samadova (53 kg) will face Turkish athlete Şevval Çayır in the bronze medal match.
It should be noted that Azerbaijan has won a total of 10 medals in the competition so far. Ali Tsokayev (92 kg) and Gunay Gurbanova (59 kg) became European champions. Jeyhun Allahverdiyev (61 kg), Vasif Bagirov (57 kg), Sabuhi Amiraslanov (79 kg), Yusif Dursunov (125 kg) and Gultekin Shirinova (55 kg) won silver medals, while Musa Agayev (65 kg), Ramik Heybatov (70 kg), and Zafar Aliyev (97 kg) won bronze medals.
The European Championship will end on March 15.