BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 10. The Azerbaijani
freestyle wrestling team has been crowned European champion for the
fourth consecutive year at the European U-23 Championships in
Tirana, Albania, Trend reports.
The team achieved a historic milestone, winning the European
U-23 team event for the fourth straight time. This remarkable
success began in 2022, and the team has maintained its dominance
ever since.
This year, Azerbaijan set new records in points, medals, and
finals, securing medals in 9 out of 10 weight categories. Five
Azerbaijani wrestlers reached the finals, and the team set a new
scoring record with 169 points to win the championship.
Türkiye finished in second place with 117 points, while Ukraine
took third with 104 points.
Among the gold medalists for Azerbaijan were Arseniy Dzhioyev
(86 kg), with silver medals won by Jeyhun Allahverdiyev (61 kg),
Kenan Heybatov (70 kg), Aganazar Novruzov (74 kg), and Farid
Jabbarov (79 kg). Bronze medals went to Rakhman Imanov (57 kg),
Murad Hagverdiyev (65 kg), Sadyk Mustafazade (92 kg), and Yusif
Dursunov (125 kg).
