The World Wrestling Championship continues in Astana, Kazakhstan.

According to Offsideplus.az, on the eighth day of the competition, the battles in freestyle wrestling for the 57, 74, 79, and 92 kg categories have commenced.

Islam Bazarqanov (57 kg) has won all his matches leading up to the semifinals with early victories. He defeated India's Rahul Rahul (10:0), Switzerland's Tomas Epp (10:0), and Japan's Yamato Ogawa (12:2) with complete dominance. In the semifinals, Bazarqanov faced American Olympic medalist Spenser Lee. In the second period, after leading 10:3, our wrestler faced a counter-move from his opponent and lost by 'fall'. Islam will compete for the bronze medal tomorrow.

Turan Bayramov (74 kg) narrowly defeated Georgia's Giorgi Elbakidze 2:1. However, in the round of 16, he lost to Kazakhstan's Nurkoja Kaypanov with a score of 0:4. Since his opponent advanced to the final, Bayramov will compete in the consolation match tomorrow.

Jabrayil Hajiyev (79 kg), who joined the competition from the round of 16, eliminated Jordan's Erzo Isakov (11:0) and Turkey's Okan Tahtacı (9:3) to reach the semifinals. Hajiyev faced Iranian Mohammad Noxodilarimi, the Asian Games champion and world championship medalist, in the decisive match. After losing 5:9 to his opponent, Jabrayil will also compete for the bronze medal tomorrow.

Ali Tsokayev (92 kg) had a strong debut, giving no chance to North Macedonia's Recep Haydari, winning 10:0. However, in the quarterfinals, he lost to American world champion Trent Hidley with a score of 1:5. Since his opponent advanced to the final, Ali will continue his fight in the consolation match tomorrow.