Azerbaijani wrestlers claim 9 medals at European championship

Baku, March 30, AZERTAC Azerbaijani wrestlers have grabbed 9 medals, including a gold at the European Under-23 Championship in the Polish city of Walbrzych. The gold medal came from female wrestler Alyona Kolesnik in the 55kg weight category. Solmaz Heshimzade (53kg) and Elmira Gambarova (63kg) took bronze medals in the women`s event. Mahammadhaji Khatiyev (86kg) and Nurmahammad Hajiyev (97kg) won silver medals, while Mahammad Muslumov (65kg) and Ali Magomedabirov (125kg) grabbed bronze medals in the men`s freestyle event. In the Greco-Roman event, Islam Abbasov and Eldeniz Azizli grabbed bronze medals in the 85kg and 59kg divisions respectively.