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Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler Eldaniz Azizli (55 kg) has earned a gold medal at the 2024 World Wrestling Championships in non-Olympic weight divisions, held in Tirana, Albania, Azernews reports.

Eldaniz Azizli who won over his opponent Poya Marz (Iran) due to the quality of the points, became the world champion for the fourth time. He previously won gold medals at the 2018, 2022 and 2023 World Championships.

The 2024 World Wrestling Championships brought together 300 wrestlers competing across 12 weight classes in freestyle, women's wrestling, and Greco-Roman categories.

Freestyle wrestling took place in the 61kg, 70kg, 79kg, and 92kg weight classes, women's wrestling in the 55kg, 59kg, 65kg, and 72kg classes, and Greco-Roman wrestling in the 55kg, 63kg, 72kg, and 82kg categories.

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.

At 2024 Summer Olympic, Greco-Roman wrestler Hasrat Jafarov (67 kg), freestyle wrestlers Giorgi Meshvildishvili (125 kg) and Magomedkhan Magomedov (97 kg) won bronze medals for Azerbaijan.

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