Four Azerbaijani freestyle wrestlers are set to begin their competition today at the World Championship taking place in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana.

According to Offsideplus.az, Nuraddin Novruzov (61 kg), Kenan Heybetov (70 kg), Arseniy Djioyev (86 kg), and Giorgi Meshvildishvili (125 kg) will compete for a chance to advance to the next round.

N. Novruzov, K. Heybetov, and G. Meshvildishvili have received byes in the first round, while A. Djioyev will face Bahrain's Khidir Saypudinov.

Yesterday, our wrestlers Rashid Babazade (65 kg) and Magomedkhan Magomedov (97 kg) lost their chances for medals.

It is worth noting that earlier, our Greco-Roman wrestlers Eldeniz Azizli (55 kg) and Senan Suleymanov (77 kg) won gold medals, while Nihat Mammadli (63 kg) secured a silver medal.