Two more medals at the World Championships

October 31, 2026

The Wrestling World Championships in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, are nearing their conclusion.

On the eighth day of the competition, Azerbaijan’s freestyle wrestling team claimed its first medals.

Giorgi Meshvildishvili (125kg) faced Hungary’s Vladislav Baitsayev in the bronze medal bout. Giving his opponent no chance, our wrestler secured a dominant 10-0 victory by technical superiority to claim the bronze medal.

Arseniy Dzhioev (86kg), meanwhile, faced USA’s Kyle Dake, a two-time Olympic medallist and four-time world champion, in the final. In a closely contested bout, the Azerbaijani wrestler suffered a narrow 2-3 defeat and claimed the silver medal.