Two more Azerbaijani wrestlers win medals at U23 World Championships
Baku, October 18, AZERTAC
Azerbaijani freestyle wrestlers have secured two more medals at the U23 World Championships in Las Vegas, the United States.
Anar Jafarli (92kg) and Khetag Karsanov (125kg) both secured bronze medals after finishing third in their respective weight categories.
In the bronze medal bouts, Jafarli earned a victory by technical superiority (10-0) over Italy's Gabriele Niccolini, while Karsanov defeated Russia's Andrei Bestaev with an 8-1 score.
This brings Azerbaijan's total medal count at the world championships to five.
Earlier, Greco-Roman wrestler Elmir Aliyev (60kg) and female wrestler Gunay Gurbanova (59kg) claimed silver medals, while Greco-Roman wrestler Ruslan Nurullayev (77kg) earned a bronze.
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