Another medal for Azerbaijan at the World Championships

November 1, 2026

The Wrestling World Championships in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, have come to an end.

On the final day of the competition, medal winners were determined in men’s freestyle wrestling in the 57kg, 74kg, 79kg and 92kg weight categories.

Islam Bazarqanov (57kg) lost 2-6 to Russia’s Abubakar Mutaliyev in the bronze medal bout.

Turan Bayramov (74kg) advanced to the bronze medal bout after securing victories in the repechage. He first defeated Kosovo’s Egzon Hoxha 7-0, then overcame Tajikistan’s Viktor Rassadin on criteria (2-2). However, he lost 0-11 to Japan’s Yoshinosuke Aoyagi in the bronze medal bout.

Jabrayil Hajiyev (79kg) suffered a 0-3 defeat to Belarus’ Olympic medallist and European champion Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov in the bronze medal bout.

Ali Tsokayev (92kg) concluded his World Championship debut with a bronze medal. He defeated Iran’s world medallist Amirhossein Firouzpourbandpey 6-0 to secure a place on the podium.