United World Wrestling (UWW) has dedicated a special article to Azerbaijan's success at the fourth Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, highlighting the country's two gold medals in the headline.
As reported by İdman.Biz, UWW paid particular attention to Tunar Guliyev's dramatic victory over Georgia's Luka Makharadze in the 70 kg category and Elgun Kerimli's rapid triumph against Nuradin Mustafayev, an Azerbaijani-born wrestler representing Georgia, in the 90 kg final.
Describing Guliyev's final, the international federation noted that his opponent was leading on criteria with the score tied at 1-1 and appeared close to securing victory. However, the Azerbaijani wrestler, a U17 World Championships bronze medalist, managed to turn the contest around in the closing seconds.
"Guliyev broke free from his opponent's elbow control," UWW emphasized, noting that the decisive move came with just 1.1 seconds remaining.
The Georgian team's subsequent video challenge was unsuccessful, confirming Guliyev's 3-1 victory and securing the gold medal for Azerbaijan.
Following his triumph, Guliyev celebrated with a victory lap alongside his coach Oyan Nazariani, who had been named UWW Beach Wrestling Coach of the Year.
UWW was equally impressed by Elgun Kerimli's performance, noting that the Azerbaijani wrestler "never allowed his opponent to make it a competitive contest."
The U17 World Championships silver medalist needed just 30 seconds to defeat reigning European youth champion Nuradin Mustafayev 3-1 in the 90 kg final.
Kerimli's dominant performance secured Azerbaijan's second beach wrestling gold medal of the day.
As a result, Azerbaijani athletes won both men's finals on the second day of the beach wrestling competition, defeating Georgian representatives in each contest.
The two victories further underlined Azerbaijan's strength in youth wrestling and marked another successful chapter for the country's athletes on the international stage.
