Another National Team Heads to Türkiye for World Championship Prep

August 5, 2025

Azerbaijan’s freestyle wrestling team has departed for Türkiye today to begin its training camp ahead of the upcoming World Championships.

The squad will hold a joint training camp with the host nation in Kastamonu until August 20. The preparation phase, aimed at fine-tuning for the World Championships in Croatia this September, will include both physical conditioning and tactical-technical sessions.

Under the guidance of head coach Khetag Gazyumov, senior coach Jabrayil Hasanov, and coaches Taimuraz Kokoyev and Sharif Sharifov, the following wrestlers are participating:

57 kg: Islam Bazarganov, Muhammadali Alizade

61 kg: Nureddin Novruzov, Jeyhun Allahverdiyev

65 kg: Ali Rahimzada, Ruslan Abdullayev, Murad Hagverdiyev

70 kg: Kenan Heybatov, Sabir Jafarov

74 kg: Turan Bayramov, Magomed-Bashir Khaniev

79 kg: Farid Jabbarov, Jabrayil Hajiyev

86 kg: Arseniy Djioyev, Ali Tsokayev

92 kg: Osman Nurmagomedov

97 kg: Magomedkhan Magomedov, Zafer Aliyev

125 kg: Khetag Karsanov, Giorgi Meshvildishvili