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Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler Islam Bazarganov has won the European title at the championships held in Tirana, Albania.
Bazarganov competed in the 57 kg weight category and defeated Musa Mekhtikhanov, representing UWW, 8-6 in the final.
His victory gave Azerbaijan its third gold medal at the European Championships.
Earlier, Greco-Roman wrestlers Hasrat Jafarov, competing at 67 kg, and Gurban Gurbanov, competing at 82 kg, also became European champions. Rashad Mammadov at 55 kg, Nihat Mammadli at 60 kg and Islam Abbasov at 87 kg won bronze medals.
Azerbaijan’s Greco-Roman wrestling team finished first in the team standings.
In women’s wrestling, Jala Aliyeva at 57 kg and Gunay Gurbanova at 59 kg also won bronze medals for Azerbaijan.
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