Azerbaijani wrestlers started the U-15 European Championship in Samokov, Bulgaria, with a victory.
Idman.Biz reports that two members of our national Greco-Roman wrestling team have surpassed their opponents in their first matches and advanced to the next stage.
Punhan Shahmarov, competing in the 48 kg weight category, defeated the Hungarian representative V. Olash with a score of 11:3. With this result, our athlete qualified for the 1/8 finals.
Huseyn Amrahli, who tested his strength in the 38 kg category, won a confident victory over the Armenian wrestler G. Karapetyan. Our representative defeated his opponent with a score of 9:0 and advanced to the 1/4 finals.
Rasul Ahmadli, competing in the 52 kg weight category, lost to Turkish Muhammed Ozen with a score of 1:2 in the 1/8 finals.
It should be noted that the U-15 European Championship will last until May 24. Azerbaijan is represented in all three types of wrestling at the competition.