The U-23 European Wrestling Championship held in our country ended. In the tournament organized at the Baku Sports Palace, the wrestlers of the “Neftchi” Sports Club demonstrated great determination, finishing the prestigious competition with 9 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze).
In Greco-Roman wrestling, our wrestlers Ziya Babashov (63 kg), Khasay Hasanli (77 kg), and Gurban Gurbanov (82 kg) defeated all their opponents to win gold medals. Nihad Guluzade (60 kg) won a silver, and Rashad Mammadov (55 kg) won a bronze medal.
Female wrestlers, Jale Aliyeva (57 kg) became the world champion, while Ruzanna Mammadova (59 kg) took the third place.
In freestyle wrestling, Kenan Heybatov (70 kg) won silver, and Nureddin Novruzov (61 kg) won a bronze medal.