At the World Championship taking place in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, two Azerbaijani female wrestlers are set to begin their competition.

According to Offsideplus.az, today Jalə Əliyeva (57 kg) and Birgül Soltanova (65 kg) will step onto the mat.

Simultaneously, three of our Greco-Roman wrestlers will compete for medals. Nihat Məmmədli (63 kg) will wrestle against Karen Aslanyan (Armenia) in the final for the gold medal. Həsrət Cəfərov (67 kg) will compete for the bronze medal, while İslam Abbasov (87 kg) will face Latana Sopa (American Samoa) in a consolation match.

It is noteworthy that earlier in the championship, which will continue until November 1, our Greco-Roman wrestlers Eldəniz Əzizli (55 kg) and Sənan Süleymanov (77 kg) have already won gold medals.