Sport24.az
The U-23 World Championship held in Novi Sad, Serbia, was a historic success for Azerbaijani wrestling. Sport24.az reports that the President of the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation, Mikayil Jabbarov, announced this in a post on his "X" social media account.
The head of the federation congratulated the wrestlers on their successful performance:
"A historic success for Azerbaijani wrestling at the U-23 World Championship! Our team won 7 medals at the competition held in Novi Sad, Serbia - 3 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze. This result is the best indicator in the history of Azerbaijan's U-23 World Championships! We are proud of our wrestlers who, by demonstrating will, discipline and character, raised our flag once again! We sincerely congratulate our athletes, their coaches and parents on this magnificent achievement. The future is even brighter - new victories await us."
It should be noted that Elmir Aliyev (55 kg), Ziya Babashov (63 kg) and Kenan Heybatov (70 kg) became world champions in Novi Sad. Khetag Karsanov (125 kg) won a silver medal. Ruslan Nurullayev (72 kg), Gunay Gurbanova (59 kg) and Ali Tsokayev (86 kg) rose to the 3rd step of the podium.
