BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 25. The World
Wrestling Championships are underway in Astana, the capital of
Kazakhstan.
On the second day of the competition, two of our wrestlers were
crowned world champions.
According to the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation, Eldeniz Azizli
(55 kg) has added another title to his collection. Azizli defeated
Iran’s Payam Balutaki 3–1 in the final to become a five-time world
champion. With this achievement, the decorated wrestler set a new
personal record in Azerbaijani wrestling.
Sanan Suleymanov (77 kg), meanwhile, faced Moldova’s Alexandrin
Gutu in the decisive bout. Defeating his opponent 8–3, Sanan became
a senior world champion for the first time.
Sanan also ended a 15-year wait. Suleymanov became the first
Azerbaijani male wrestler since 2011 to win a world title in an
Olympic weight category.
