Azerbaijani wrestlers claim medals in Kazakhstan

Azerbaijani wrestlers have claimed ten medals at UWW Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov 2024 held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Faraim Mustafayev (67kg), Ruslan Nurullayev (72kg) and Davud Mammadov (77kg) won three gold medals at the tournament, Azernews reports.

Ismayil Rzayev (82kg) and Ali Guliyev (87kg) earned silver medals, while Huseyn Savadov (55 kg), Mahammad Shukurzade (63kg), Tavakgul Haziyev (67kg), Kanan Abdullazade (77kg) and Joju Samadov (87kg) grabbed bronze medals.

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.