Azerbaijani wrestler Gunay Gurbanova has won a silver medal at the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, United States.
As reported by İdman.Biz, Gurbanova competed in the women's 59 kg category and reached the final after a series of impressive victories.
In the quarterfinals, the Azerbaijani wrestler defeated Türkiye's Sevim Akbas 10-0 by technical superiority before overcoming Argentina's Camila Amarilla by fall in the semifinals.
In the gold medal match, Gurbanova faced Ukraine's Alina Filipovich. The closely contested bout ended 4-4, with the Ukrainian securing victory under the last-point-scored criterion.
Gurbanova's silver medal brought Azerbaijan's total at the tournament to three medals.
Earlier, Greco-Roman wrestler Elmir Aliyev (60 kg) claimed silver, while his teammate Ruslan Nurullayev (77 kg) secured bronze.
Meanwhile, another Azerbaijani women's wrestler, Nargiz Samadova (53 kg), began her campaign with a convincing 6-0 victory over Uzbekistan's Dilshoda Matnazarova. However, she was eliminated in the round of 16 after suffering a 10-0 defeat against Japan's Nagisa Harada.
Gultekin Shirinova (55 kg) also exited the competition following her opening bout.
In Greco-Roman wrestling, Aykhan Javadov (63 kg), Orkhan Hajiyev (87 kg) and Mazahim Mardanov (130 kg) were eliminated after defeats in the repechage rounds.
Azerbaijan is represented by 23 wrestlers at the U23 World Championships, which will conclude on October 18.
