BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 25. The European
Wrestling Championships, which took place in the Albanian capital
Tirana, are coming to an end, Trend reports, citing the Azerbaijan
Wrestling Federation.
On the sixth day of the competition, two Azerbaijani freestyle
wrestlers climbed onto the podium.
Islam Bazarganov (57 kg) faced Russia's Musa Mekhtikhanov in the
final. The Azerbaijani wrestler avenged his defeat at last year's
World Championships. Bazarganov, who started the match well,
finished the first half with an 8-0 lead. Although his opponent
reduced the deficit in the second half, Bazarganov ultimately
prevailed 8-6. Thus, Bazarganov became European Champion for the
first time.
Azerbaijani wrestler Jabrayil Hajiyev (79 kg) defeated Rasul
Shapiev from North Macedonia (8:0) and won the bronze medal at the
European Championship.
Despite Rashid Babazade's 4-2 victory over Belgium's Ayoub
Musayev in the repechage match, he lost 0-7 to Armenian European
Champion Vazgen Tevanyan in the bronze medal match, finishing his
debut competition in 5th place.
