Members of the Azerbaijani U-17 Greco-Roman wrestling team have achieved further victories at the European Championship held in Samakov, Bulgaria.
Idman.Biz reports that Zeka Yusubov, competing in the 80 kg weight category, defeated Russian Yegor Kuropiatnikov 7:6 to advance to the 1/4 finals.
Orkhan Habibli, competing at 65 kg, also secured a place in the 1/4 finals with a 7:1 victory over Bulgarian representative Antoan Tsvetanov.
Earlier, Omar Salmanov (48 kg) and Gurban Majnunov (55 kg) had also advanced to the 1/4 finals.
It should be noted that the U-17 European Championship will conclude on May 17.
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Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler Gurban Majnunov (55 kg) has achieved another victory at the U-17 European Championship in Samakov, Bulgaria.
Idman.Biz reports that our athlete defeated Georgian Giorgi Kedelidze with a score of 5:3.
With this result, G. Majnunov advanced to the 1/4 finals.
Earlier, Omar Salmanov (48 kg) had also advanced to the 1/4 finals.
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Members of the Azerbaijani U-17 Greco-Roman wrestling team have started their competitions at the European Championship held in Samakov, Bulgaria.
Idman.Biz reports that Omar Salmanov, competing in the 48 kg weight category, won confidently against Turkish representative Shamil Shahan in his first match - 8:1. With this result, our athlete advanced to the 1/4 finals.
Gurban Majnunov, competing at 55 kg, defeated Polish wrestler Jakub Skripczak with a clear advantage - 9:0. Our wrestler qualified for the 1/8 finals.
Zeka Yusubov, competing in the 80 kg weight category, also surpassed Romanian representative Robert Kukiurea in the same way with a clear advantage - 8:0. He also advanced to the 1/8 finals.