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By Laman Ismayilova

Azerbaijani wrestler Turan Bayramov has crowned European champion in Germany.

In the final, Bayramov (70kg) left no chances to the Moldavian wrestler (7-0) at European Junior Wrestling Championship.

In the quarter-finals, Turan Bayramov defeated the Armenian wresting Narek Harutyunyan.

Notably, Turan Bayramov is a medalist at multiple high level age–group competitions, including the 2019 U23 World Champion and the 2018 Cadet World and Youth Olympic Champion.

To start off the Olympic year, Bayramov placed third at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane, only losing to World Championship silver medalist from the United States James Green.

Another national wrestler Sabir Jafarov (65 kg) defeated Slovak and French wrestlers and reached the semifinals.

Murad Hagverdiyev lost to an opponent from Turkey in the first fight. while Sabuhi Amiraslanov (79 kg) lost to his Russian rival in the 1/8 finals.

Meanwhile, Zafar Aliyev (97 kg) defeated a wrestler from Georgia in the opening, but lost to his Ukrainian opponent in the quarter-finals.

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 Turkey.

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

National wrestlers Shamil Zubairov (97 kg) left no chances to all his rivals, Islam Bazarganov (57 kg) and Davud Ibrahimov (65 kg) won silver medals. Gitinomahammad Hajiyev (74 kg) and Osman Nurmahammadov (86 kg) finished third in the Grand Prix. Thus, the national team won one gold, two silver and two bronze medals in the tournament.

Moreover, Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation (AWF) held a webinar for international and national judges.

The virtual meeting covered decisions to be made in freestyle wrestling, attack and counter-attack in Greco-Roman wrestling and other disciplines.

The judges also discussed some wrestling techniques and tricks used at last tournaments.

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