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The Republican Wrestling Tournament has been held at Masalli Olympic Sports Complex, Azernews reports.

The competition, which was supported by the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation, was attended by young freestyle wrestlers from various cities and regions of the country.

In the tournament organized for the U-15 age group, Isa Nurullayev (32 kg, Masalli), Farid Gasimov (35kg, Gymnasium), Sadig Ismayilov (38 kg, AHITA), Ramal Hajiyev (41 kg, Ganja), Ali Baloglanov (44 kg, Masalli), Ziraddin Rzayev (48 kg, Lankaran), Mirjalal Huseynov (52 kg, Ganja), Ruhid Isparov (57 kg, AHITA), Siyasat Dadashzadeh (62 kg, Lankaran), Islam Rajabli (68 kg, AHITA) and Aykhan Tagili (75 kg, Shagan) rose to the highest step of the podium.

The competition, in which more than 200 wrestlers participated, was refereed by international and national judges.

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.