Ruslan Nurullayev has reached the final of the U23 European Championship.

Ruslan Nurullayev has reached the final of the U23 European Championship.

The U23 European Wrestling Championship continues in Tirana, the capital of Albania.

Today, competitions began in the Greco-Roman wrestling categories of 60, 67, 72, 82, and 97 kg.

  • Huseyn Garibov (60 kg) lost 4:6 to Turkey’s Mert Ilbars in the round of 16.
  • Farid Khalilov (67 kg) secured a confident 6:0 victory over Germany’s Yanis Heinzelbecker but was defeated 1:5 in the quarterfinals by Russia’s Daniyal Agayev.
  • Ruslan Nurullayev (72 kg) dominated Bulgaria’s Dimitar Georgiev with a technical superiority (10:1) in the opening round, then defeated Lithuania’s Rokas Cepauskas 3:1. In the semifinal, Ruslan outwrestled Ukraine’s Oleh Khalilov 4:2. He will face Russia’s Danil Grigoryev in the final tomorrow.
  • Elmin Aliyev (82 kg) eliminated Hungary’s Dominik Botos (5:2) in the round of 16 and Sweden’s Alexander Johansson (6:5) in the quarterfinals. However, he fell short in the semifinal against Moldova’s Alexandru Solovei, losing 0:8. Elmin will wrestle for bronze tomorrow against the winner of the Ibrahim Tabayev (Belgium) vs. Jonni Sarkkinen (Finland) match.
  • Aqil Musayev (97 kg) was defeated by fall in the round of 16 by Armenia’s Harutyun Kirakosyan.

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