Greco-Roman Wrestlers Secure Second Place At European Championship

Cagliari Calcio Under 20 has concluded in Italy, Azernews reports.

The Greco-Roman wrestlers secured the second place in the team standings.

With a total of 129 points, the national team concluded the championship with one gold, three silver, and two bronze medals.

Among Azerbaijani wrestlers, Aykhan Javadov (60 kg) won a gold medal; Turan Dashdamirov (55 kg), Tural Ahmadov (63 kg), and Davud Mammadov (77 kg) each earned silver medals; and Faraim Mustafayev (67 kg) and Elmin Aliyev (82 kg) received bronze medals.

Wrestling remains the most popular sport in the country 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 Turkiye.

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.

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Greco-Roman wrestler Hasrat Jafarov (67 kg), freestyle wrestlers Giorgi Meshvildishvili (125 kg) and Magomedkhan Magomedov (97 kg) won bronze medals for Azerbaijan.

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