The wrestling world championship held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, has concluded. Our representatives stood out throughout the competition in both Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling, leaving with a rich medal haul.
Offsideplus.az presents the results and final standings of our wrestlers who competed in Astana:
The most successful performance came from our Greco-Roman wrestlers. The team finished the world championship in second place, accumulating 104 points. Iran topped the standings with 192 points, while Uzbekistan secured third place with 80 points.
Gold medals: Eldeniz Azizli (55 kg) and Senan Suleymanov (77 kg) dominated their opponents to claim the title of world champions.
Silver medal: Nihat Mammadli (63 kg) settled for second place after losing to Armenia's Karen Aslanyan in the final.
Other results: Hesret Jafarov (67 kg) lost to Kazakhstan's Bagdat Sabaza (5:8) in the bronze medal match, while Islam Abbasov (87 kg) and Murad Ahmadiev (97 kg) were eliminated without medals in the consolation bouts.
Injured Ulvi Qenizade (72 kg) and Serkhan Mammadov (130 kg) also had their tournaments cut short.
In freestyle wrestling, our team celebrated a bronze medal on the final day. Ali Tsokayev, competing in the 92 kg category, secured third place by defeating Iranian world medalist Amirhuseyn Firuzpurbandbey 6:0.
Silver medal: Arseniy Djioyev (86 kg) earned a silver medal after a close final match against American star Kyle Dake, losing 2:3.
Bronze medals: Alongside Ali Tsokayev, Giorgi Meshvildishvili (125 kg) also won bronze by defeating Hungary's Vladislav Baitsayev in the third-place match.
Those who fell just short: Islam Bazarqanov (57 kg) lost to Russia's Abubakar Mutaliyev (2:6), Turan Bayramov (74 kg) was defeated by Japan's Yoshinosuke Aoyagi (0:11), and Jabrail Hajiyev (79 kg) lost to Belarusian Magomedkhabib Kadimakhomedov (0:3), finishing just shy of bronze in fifth place. Rashid Babazade (65 kg) and Magomedkhan Magomedov (97 kg) were eliminated in the early rounds.
Nureddin Novruzov lost to Kazakhstan's Asil Aytak in the round of 16, while Kenan Heybatov was defeated by Zein Rizerford from the USA in the quarter-finals.
In freestyle wrestling, our team finished the world championship in fourth place.
The women's team faced a disappointing outing in Astana. Jale Aliyeva (57 kg), Ruzanna Mammadova (59 kg), and Birgul Soltanova (65 kg) were eliminated in the early rounds without securing any medals.
