On July 19,
Stockholm, capital of Sweden the Junior European Championship has started. On
the first day of competition the winners have been announced in 42, 50, 58, 69
and 85 kg weight categories, freestyle wrestling.The wrestler
of “Neftchi Sports Club” Intigam Valizada (50 kg) has won a bronze medal in the
continental championship. Our representative has won over the Georgian athlete
Tamaz Savadze, the Russian athlete Aisien Vinokurov and the Moldavian wrestler
Ion Butnaru and qualified for the semi-final. But at this stage, Valizada has
lost to the Turkish athlete Engin Chetin and then faced to the Armenian athlete
Harutyun Manukyan. Our representative has defeated his opponent and became
third in the tournament.Today, three
more athletes of our club – Asgar Mammadaliyev (46 kg), Sabutay Amishov (54 kg)
and Rashad Yusifli (76 kg) will compete in the tournament.Note that, the
Junior European Championship will end on July 24.