BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 19. The U20 World
Wrestling Championships are underway in Bratislava, the capital of
Slovakia.
On the fourth day of competition, winners were determined in
Greco-Roman wrestling in the 60 kg and 82 kg weight categories, as
well as in women’s wrestling in the 50 kg, 53 kg and 72 kg
categories.
Aykhan Javadov (60 kg) faced Uzbek wrestler Dostonbek Oripov in
the final. A four-point move executed by our compatriot in the
first period decided the outcome of the bout. Defeating his
opponent 4-1, Javadov successfully defended his title and became a
U20 world champion for the second consecutive time.
Elmin Aliyev (82 kg) faced Turkish wrestler Ismail Berek in the
bout for the bronze medal. Taking the initiative from the very
beginning, our wrestler maintained his advantage until the end and
secured a 7-1 victory to win the bronze medal at the World
Championships.
Zahra Karimzade (72 kg) lost to Russian wrestler Liliana Kazmina
in the bronze-medal bout and finished the World Championships in
fifth place.
Thus, the number of medals won by Azerbaijan at the World
Championships has reached five. In previous days, Javidan Nehmatov
(77 kg) won a silver medal, while Emin Javadli (55 kg) and Tural
Ahmadov (63 kg) claimed bronze medals.
