The U-17 World Wrestling Championship continues in Amman, the capital of Jordan.
The first prize winners in freestyle wrestling were announced today at the World Cup, Idman.biz reports.
3 athletes of the Azerbaijan national team went to the carpet for medals.
U-17 World Championship
Freestyle wrestling
55 kg
Huseyn Huseynov, who lost in the semi-finals, went to the bronze medal match. He faced Gagik Khazaryan from Armenia. Huseyn, who won with a score of 2:1, finished the championship in the 3rd place.
80 kg
Mohammad Abbaszade first defeated Kyrgyzstan's Ganbat Tserenpuntsak and then India's Vevik Vevik in the consolation matches. Azerbaijani wrestler faced Artur Kostyuk (Ukraine) for the 3rd place. Although the match ended with a score of 5:5, the rival athlete was declared the winner based on the principle of the last point.
110 kg
Mukhamad Gantemirov, who defeated Yaraslav Kokhan (AIN) in the consolation match, competed for the bronze medal. His opponent was Qigia Lukunidze from Georgia. Azerbaijani wrestler, who won with a score of 7:0, was placed on the podium.
The winners of the other 5 weights of freestyle wrestling will be announced tomorrow.
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