The wrestling world championship continues in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

According to Offsideplus.az, on the seventh day of the competition, the finalists in the freestyle wrestling categories of 61, 70, 86, and 125 kg have been determined.

Nureddin Novruzov (61 kg) lost to Kazakhstan's Assil Aitakin in the 1/8 finals, conceding a point to his opponent in the final seconds, finishing with a score of 4-5.

Kenan Heybetov (70 kg) eliminated Ukrainian Vasil Shupty (8-2) but was defeated by American Zain Retherford in the quarter-finals, losing 0-7.

Arseniy Djioyev (86 kg) secured convincing victories over Bahrain's Khidir Saypudinov (7-1) and India's Pushpender Dalal (7-2). His match against Greece's world and European champion Georgios Kugiumtsidis was fiercely contested, but Djioyev triumphed 3-1 to advance to the semi-finals. Djioyev then dominated Georgian Vladimer Gamkrelidze, winning 9-1 to reach the final of the world championship for the first time in his career. Tomorrow, he will face American two-time Olympic medalist and four-time world champion Kyle Dake in the decisive match.

Our two-time European champion and silver medalist at the world championship, Giorgi Meshvildadze (125 kg), sent Mongolian Nambardaqva Batbayaran packing with a score of 10-0 before defeating Turkish Hakan Buyukcinkila 10-1. After losing to Russian Abdulla Kurbanov (0-5) in the semi-finals, Giorgi will compete for the bronze medal tomorrow.