Two more of our wrestlers compete at ranking tournament

February 7, 2026

The first ranking tournament of 2026 continues in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.

Our national women’s wrestling team is representing the country at the competition. On the second day of the event, two members of the squad stepped onto the mat.

Gunay Gurbanova (59 kg) defeated India’s Rajnita Rajnit by technical superiority (16:3), but lost in the semifinals to the United States’ Alexis Marie Janiak (0:11). Our wrestler was then beaten by Germany’s Elena Heike Brugger (0:7) in the bronze medal bout.

Birgul Soltanova (68 kg) lost in the round of 16 to India’s Nisha Nisha (1:8).

Today, Nargiz Samedova (53 kg), Jala Aliyeva (57 kg), and Zahra Karimzade (72 kg) will join the competition.