Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler reaches final of European Championship

Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler reaches final of European Championship

BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 17. Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler Magomedkhan Magomedov has reached the finals of the European Championships held in the capital of Romania, Bucharest, TurkicWorld reports.

Magomedkhan Magomedov, competing in the 97 kg weight category, defeated Hungarian Vladislav Baytsaev in the semi-finals with a score of 7:2.

On February 17, he will compete for the title of double European champion.

Other members of the Azerbaijani national team Islam Bazarganov (57 kg) and Ali Rahimzade (65 kg) lost in the semi-finals and will participate in the bronze medal bouts.

Today two representatives of Azerbaijan will take part in the fight for bronze. Elis Manolova (65 kg) will meet with German Anna Nurnberger, and Birgul Soltanova will meet with Russian Veronica Ivanova.