Freestyle wrestling team ranks first at U-17 European Championships

The Azerbaijani freestyle wrestling team finished first in the overall medal table at the U-17 European Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, Azernews reports.

The team brought home six medals. Muhammed Ismayilov (51 kg) and Isa Yusibov (65 kg) claimed gold, while Huseyin Ismayilov (60 kg) and Mukhamad Gantemirov (110 kg) took silver and Haji Huseyn Ahmadzade (48 kg) and Huseyn Huseynov (55 kg) won medals of the championships.

The Azerbaijani team beat the Armenian team to secure first place by scoring 36 points. Turkiye ranked 3rd with 119 points.

Wrestling remains the most popular sport in the county and is overseen by the National Wrestling Federation, which was established in 1993.

The Rio Games opened a new page in wrestling for Azerbaijan. The country became one of only two nations ever to increase the number of medals achieved in five consecutive games.

In 2020, Azerbaijani freestyle wrestlers finished third in the overall medal table of the Individual World Cup in Serbia.

National wrestlers won two medals, including silver and bronze. Russia topped the medal table, followed by Turkiye.

The national team also won five medals at the Grand Prix Moscow held in Russia.

The national team won one gold, two silver, and two bronze medals in the tournament

In 2022, Azerbaijani wrestler Osman Nurmagomedov (92 kg) was crowned the World Champion in Belgrade.

Nurmagomedov became the World Champion after defeating the Russian wrestler in the final.