Two Azerbaijani wrestlers claim bronze at U23 World championships

October 18, 2026

The U23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, USA, are nearing their conclusion.

On the sixth day of competition, two Azerbaijani freestyle wrestlers secured places on the podium.

Sabukhi Amiraslanov (86 kg) qualified for the bronze medal bout after defeating Georgia’s Tornike Samkharadze 10–0 by technical superiority in the repechage. However, he lost 0–3 to Mongolia’s Batbilguun Naadambat in the decisive bout and finished fifth at the U23 World Championships.

Anar Jafarli (92 kg) recorded victories over Armenia’s Mushegh Mkrtchyan (18–8) and Puerto Rico’s Lorenzo Vazquez (12–0) by technical superiority in the repechage rounds. He then defeated Italy’s Gabriele Niccolini 10–0 before the end of the bout to claim the bronze medal.

Khetag Karsanov (125 kg) dominated the bronze medal bout against Russia’s Andrey Bestayev, securing an 8–1 victory to finish third at the World Championships.