Greco-Roman Wrestlers Achieve Best Result Of Last Four Years
Date
8/3/2023 10:08:43 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Laman Ismayilova read more Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestlers have won five medals at the
U-17 World Championships in Turkiye.
The team scored 108 points and became the 2nd in the world in
the team score, Azernews reports.
Trained by Taleh Israfilov (senior coach) and coaches Nazim
Ahmadov and Rasim Aghayev, the team claimed 2 gold, 1 silver and 2
bronze medals, achieving the best result of the last four
years.
Turan Dashdamirov (45 kg) and Roman Karimov (60 kg) brought home
a gold medal. The silver came from Yusif Ahmadli (65 kg), while
Elnar Ziyadov (48 kg) and Mikayil Ismayilov (92 kg) grabbed bronze
medals.
The national team was welcomed at Heydar Aliyev International
Airport. The sports community, members of the media and sport fans
took part in the ceremony.
Wrestling remains the most popular sport in the county and is
overseen by the National Wrestling Federation, which was
established in 1993.
The Rio Games opened a new page in wrestling for Azerbaijan. The
country became one of only two nations ever to increase the number
of medals achieved in five consecutive Games.
In 2020, Azerbaijani freestyle wrestlers finished third in the
overall medal table of the Individual World Cup in Serbia.
National wrestlers won two medals, including silver and bronze.
Russia topped the medal table followed by Turkey.
The national team also won five medals at the Grand Prix Moscow
held in Russia. The national team won one gold, two silver, and two
bronze medals in the tournament
In 2022, Azerbaijani wrestler Osman Nurmagomedov (92 kg) was
crowned the World Champion in Belgrade.
Nurmagomedov became the World Champion after defeating the
Russian wrestler in the final. He has been crowned the champion of
Azerbaijan in the weight category up to 86 kg in 2019.
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