"Murad Mammadov did exactly the opposite of expectations. I had high hopes that he would win a medal."
Eldeniz Azizli (55 kg), Greco-Roman wrestler of the Azerbaijan national team, told Idman.biz this.
3-time World Champion evaluated the performance of Murad Mammadov (60 kg) and Sabah Shariati (130 kg) at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games: "After seeing Murad's group, I thought that he could easily reach the finals. But it's a sport. There is also a defeat here. It should be considered normal. The beauty of this sport is that things are not what you expect them to be. Sabah Shariati performs well. The athlete he drfeated first had many titles. He defeated the Asian champion in the second match. Then he lost to 4-time Olympic champion Mijain Lopez. The Cuban is very experienced. He himself says that if I don't want, no one can defeat me. It's not something that happens with work and training. It is a talent. Despite the defeat, I appreciate Sabah's performance. It will be difficult to wrestle against the Iranian athlete for the 3rd place. Shariati can defeat him. Our wrestler must endure."
Azizli also announced his expectations for Sanan Suleymanov (77 kg) and Maria Stadnik (50 kg), who will compete today: "Sanan's group is not so easy. His first opponent, the Bulgarian athlete of Armenian origin, is the third in the world. He is a good competitor. But Sanan defeated him many times. I believe that he will be able to do it this time. His opponent Zoltan Levai (Hungary) and Burhan Akbudak (Turkiye) will win the second match. It will be a difficult match. But I hope that Sanan will also wrestle well. Maria's first bout will be easy, but she may have difficulty in the second one. The likely opponent there will be Otgonjargal Dolgorjav from Mongolia. He is also a very good wrestler. He is Maria's most difficult opponent on the way to the finals."
Suleymanov will meet with Bulgarian Aik Mnatsakanian and Maria Stadnik with Anastasia Blayvas in the debut bouts.
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