Squad for U23 European Championship announced

April 7, 2025

The U23 European Championship will start tomorrow in Albania.

All 3 national teams will participate in the continental championship to be held from March 8 to 14 at the Feti Borova gym in Tirana.

Freestyle wrestlers will start the competition. Under the leadership of senior coach Jabrayil Hasanov, coaches Taymuraz Kokoyev and Sharif Sharifov, Rahman Imanov (57 kg), Jeyhun Allahverdiyev (61 kg), Murad Hagverdiyev (65 kg), Kenan Heybatov (70 kg), Aganazar Novruzov (74 kg), Farid Jabbarov (79 kg), Arseniy Djioyev (86 kg), Sadiq Mustafazadeh (92 kg), Abduljalil Shabanov (97 kg) and Yusif Dursunov (125 kg) will try to achieve success.

Later, female wrestlers will take to the mat under the leadership of acting head coach Togrul Asgarov, senior coach Agahuseyn Mustafayev and coach Solmaz Adilova. The team consists of Asmar Jankurtaran (50 kg), Elnura Mammadova (53 kg), Nargiz Samadova (55 kg), Gultekin Shirinova (57 kg), Gunay Gurbanova (59 kg), Birgul Soltanova (62 kg) and Ruzanna Mammadova (65 kg).

Greco-Roman wrestling competitions will take place in the last days of the championship. The team, led by head coach Aleksandr Tarakanov, senior coach Rovshan Bayramov and coach Elvin Mursaliyev, includes Elmir Aliyev (55 kg), Huseyn Garibov (60 kg), Ziya Babashov (63 kg), Farid Khalilov (67 kg), Ruslan Nurullayev (72 kg), Khasay Hasanli (77 kg), Elmin Aliyev (82 kg), Joju Samadov (87 kg), Agil Musayev (97 kg) and Aykhan Mardanov (130 kg).

First-class international referees Bashir Isazade and Habib Nurulu will uphold justice at the European Championship.