World Championship: Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler advances to the final

Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler Nihat Mammadli has earned a spot in the final of the World Championship being held in Astana.

As reported by BAKU.WS with reference to AZERTAJ, the athlete, competing in the up to 63 kg weight category, defeated Russian Olympic Games medalist, world champion and three-time European champion Sergei Emelin in the semifinal on technical points value (2:2). Tomorrow he will compete in the gold medal bout.

Another of our representatives, Khasrat Jafarov, who lost in the semifinal, will step onto the mat to compete for the bronze medal.

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Two Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestlers have earned spots in the semifinals of the World Championship being held in Kazakhstan's capital Astana.

As reported by BAKU.WS with reference to AZERTAJ, Nihat Mammadli (63 kg) and Khasrat Jafarov (67 kg), having defeated Qatari Aref Mohammadi and South Korean Hanjje Chan respectively in the quarterfinals, advanced to the next stage.

Meanwhile, Islam Abbasov (87 kg) suffered a defeat in the same round against Bulgarian Olympic champion Semen Novikov.

It should be noted that the Azerbaijani national team currently has 2 gold medals to its credit. Greco-Roman wrestlers Eldeniz Azizli (55 kg) and Sanan Suleymanov (77 kg) became world champions.

The World Championship will conclude on November 1.