One gold and two silver medals to open the European championship

July 7, 2026

The U20 European Wrestling Championships are continuing in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia.

On the second day of the competition, three members of Azerbaijan’s Greco-Roman wrestling team reached the podium.

Emin Javadli (55 kg) defeated Armenia’s Edgar Petrosyan by fall in the final to become European champion.

Javidan Nehmatov (77 kg) lost 0-4 to Armenia’s Samvel Terteryan in the decisive bout, while Orkhan Hajiyev (87 kg) was defeated 0-10 by Russia’s Mikhail Shkarin in the final. Both wrestlers claimed silver medals.

Museyi-Kazim Huseyn (130 kg) lost to Turkey’s Uzeir Bostan in the bronze-medal bout on the first-points principle (1-1).