Azerbaijani wrestlers win gold and three bronze medals at European U-20 Championships (PHOTO)

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 12. Azerbaijani
freestyle wrestler Haji Kerimov won a gold medal at the European
U-20 Championships held in Skopje, the capital of North
Macedonia.

Competing in the 70 kg weight class, the athlete faced France's
Baysangur Bitmurzaev in the final. Giving his opponent no chance,
the Azerbaijani won the match 10-0 and became the European
Champion.

Mukhammed Ismayilov (57 kg), Bashir Verdiyev (65 kg) and Farhad
Suleymanli (97 kg) took third place.

Of the Azerbaijani freestyle wrestlers who entered the
competition today, Jamal Abbasov (61 kg), Nurlan Aghazade (74 kg)
and Yusif Dursunov (125 kg) will compete in the finals, while
Muhammad Abbaszade (86 kg) and Huseyn Mammadtagizade (92 kg) will
compete for bronze medals.