Simura Abdullayeva Advances to European Championship Final

he U15 European Wrestling Championship continues in Caorle, Italy.

On the second day of the tournament, the women’s wrestling competition began.

33 kg
Ulviyya Musayeva defeated Romania’s Maria Pavel 8:2 but lost 0:10 to Romania’s Ioana Gavrila in the quarterfinals.

36 kg
Gulay Khasmammadova secured a 15:8 victory over Romania’s Ariana Harsan but was pinned by Turkey’s Shirin Askar in the quarterfinals.

39 kg
Joining the competition from the quarterfinals, Leyla Asgarova pinned Hungary’s Eliza Bodi to reach the semifinals. However, she was defeated 3:8 by Russia’s Daria Maslennikova and will wrestle for bronze tomorrow.

42 kg
Yagmur Malikli lost via pin to Belarus’s Anastasiya Nyaklyayeva in the Round of 16. Gulnar Aghadadashova, competing in the same weight class, also suffered a pinfall loss to Ukraine’s Ivanna Maidanska in the same round. Gulnar will compete in the repechage tomorrow.

46 kg
Nuray Jafarli defeated Poland’s Karolina Gwozdz 6:0 in the first round but was overwhelmed by Russia’s Ilona Khagarova, 0:10, in the Round of 16. Fellow competitor Maryam Hajieva lost to Hungary’s Janka Silley 0:10 in the same round. Maryam will enter the repechage tomorrow.

50 kg
Gunel Karimli lost 2:8 to Russia’s Varvara Remezova in the qualification round, while Aisha Jabbarova was pinned by Latvia’s Anastasia Yakovleva in the Round of 16. Both wrestlers will enter the repechage tomorrow.

54 kg
Maryam Amrali claimed a 9:2 victory over Turkey’s Asya Cintas and decisively defeated North Macedonia’s Tea Doneva 11:0 to reach the quarterfinals. However, she was stopped by Ukraine’s Yuliya Holhovska, 2:10. Maryam will compete in the repechage tomorrow.

58 kg
Inji Abdullayeva was pinned by Georgia’s Ana Tsereteli in the first round.

62 kg
Rena Nuriyeva dominated Serbia’s Nikoleta Sabo with an 11:0 victory but fell 1:10 to Latvia’s Daria Markova in the quarterfinals. Rena will enter the repechage tomorrow.

66 kg
Simura Abdullayeva showcased her skill by defeating Bulgaria’s Veronika Stoilova 7:6 and Poland’s Karolina Loianich 8:2. She continued her dominant run in the semifinals with a decisive 10:2 victory over Belarus’s Kamila Rudziankova. A product of the Shamkir Wrestling School, Simura will face Russia’s Amira Mironskaya in the final.

Repechage and medal matches will take place tomorrow.