The European Wrestling Championships have kicked off in Tirana, Albania.

Offsideplus.az reports that five of our wrestlers took to the mats on the opening day. Two of them have already advanced to the semifinals. Islam Abbasov (87 kg) and Beka Kandelaki (130 kg) secured their spots in the final four after defeating Exauce Mukubu (Norway) and Jello Krahmer (Germany), respectively.

On the other hand, Sanan Suleymanov (77 kg), Ziya Babashov (63 kg), and Rashad Mammadov (55 kg) were defeated in the quarterfinals. To stay in contention for a bronze medal through the repechage rounds, these athletes will have to wait for their opponents to reach the final.

It should be noted that the semifinal and final bouts are scheduled to begin at 18:45 Baku time. The tournament will continue until April 26.