Azerbaijani athlete wins bronze medal in ranking tournament

The first ranking wrestling tournament of 2026 continues in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.

As reported by BAKU.WS, this was announced by the Wrestling Federation of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan is represented at the competition by the women's wrestling team. On the fourth day of the tournament, three representatives of the national team took to the mat.

Nargiz Samedova (53 kg) lost to Poland's Roksana Marta Zasina (0:10) in the qualification stage, and in the consolation match - to Japan's Umi Ime (1:13).

Zhala Aliyeva (57 kg) lost at the start to Brazil's Julie Penalber (4:14) and was eliminated early from the competition.

Zahra Karimzade (72 kg) lost to Turkey's Buse Tosun (0:2) in the quarterfinals, however in the bronze medal match she defeated Japan's Mahiro Yoshitake with a score of 4:1.