Ibrahim became European champion, Tunar won bronze medal

May 17, 2026

The U17 European Wrestling Championships held in Samokov, Bulgaria have come to an end.

On the final — seventh day of competition, our freestyle wrestling team won two medals.

Tunar Hasanov (45 kg) defeated Türkiye’s Bugra Eldemir with a score of 5:2 in the bronze medal match and finished the continental championships in third place.

Ibrahim Hasanov (51 kg) stood on the top step of the podium after earning a confident 11:3 victory over Türkiye’s Muhammed Golha in the final.

Elgun Karimli (92 kg) defeated Belarus’ Timur Mirzayev by technical superiority (11:1) in the repechage bout, but lost to Georgia’s Nuredin Mustafayev in the bronze medal match – 0:8.

Thus, our national team completed the European Championships with 3 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze medals.