Three of our wrestlers to compete for bronze at the European championships

April 20, 2026

The European Wrestling Championships have kicked off in Tirana, the capital of Albania.

On the opening day, Greco-Roman wrestlers competing in the 55, 63, 77, 87, and 130 kg weight categories took to the mat.

Rashad Mammadov (55 kg) lost 0:3 in the quarterfinals to Russian European champion and World medalist Emin Sefershayev. As his opponent advanced to the final, our wrestler will compete for a bronze medal tomorrow. His opponent will be Turkey’s Omer Recep.

Ziya Babashov (63 kg) was defeated in his opening bout by two-time European champion from Turkey, Kerem Kamal, with a score of 0:8.

Sanan Suleymanov (77 kg) dominated Belarusian Shuaй Mamedov with a 9:0 technical superiority win. However, he narrowly lost in the quarterfinals to Hungary’s Robert Fritsch (5:6).

Islam Abbasov (87 kg) advanced to the semifinals after defeating Poland’s Arkadiusz Kulinicz (3:1) and Norway’s Exauce Mukubu (4:3). He fell short of the final, losing 0:4 to Bulgaria’s Semyon Novikov, and will now compete for bronze tomorrow. His opponent will be determined between Valtteri Latvala (Finland), Maryan Kola (Albania), or Dogan Kaya (Turkey).