BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 14. The European Junior
Wrestling Championships for athletes under 23 are ongoing in
Zrenjanin, Serbia, Trend reports.
On the fifth day of competition, Azerbaijani Greco-Roman
wrestlers competed in the 55, 63, 77, 87, and 130 kg weight
categories.
Farid Sadikhly (55 kg) defeated Czech wrestler Filip Bartosik
9-0 and Romanian Denis Florin Mihai 5-2 to reach the semifinals. In
a close match against Georgian Koba Karumidze, Sadikhly won on the
last-point rule after a 3-3 draw. He will face Russian Alibek
Amirov in the final tomorrow.
Ilkin Gurbanov (63 kg) beat Turkey's Enes Ulku 6-4 but lost 1-5
to Moldova's Vitaly Eryomenco in the quarterfinals. As Eryomenco
reached the final, Gurbanov will compete against France's Lucas
Grasso in the repechage match.
Ravan Nuriyev (77 kg) was defeated 1-4 by Belarusian Kirill
Valevsky in the first round. Said Akhundzade (87 kg) lost 5-9 to
Romanian Patrick Gordan in the 1/16 finals, while Aykhan Mardanov
(130 kg) fell 0-3 to Greek Achilles Chrysidis in the qualifying
round.
