Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler advances to 2026 European Wrestling Championships final
Baku, April 24, AZERTAC
Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler Islam Bazarganov reached the final of the European Championships held in the Albanian capital of Tirana.
He will battle for gold medal in the me’s 57kg weight class.
Azerbaijan is represented at the European Championships with 25 wrestlers. Greco-Roman wrestlers Hasrat Jafarov (67kg) and Gurban Gurbanov (82kg) seized the titles, while Nihat Mammadli (60kg), Rashad Mammadov (55kg), and Islam Abbasov (87kg) won bronze medals. In women’s wrestling, Gunay Gurbanova (59kg) placed third.
The championships will run until April 26.
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