Azerbaijan`s Aliyev becomes two-time world champion
Azerbaijan`s wrestler Haji Aliyev has claimed a gold medal in the men`s 61kg freestyle event at the World Championship in Las Vegas, the USA, becoming a two-time world champion.
On the way to gold, Aliyev beat Moldovan Andrei Perpelita, Japanese Masakazu Kamoi, Bulgarian Vladimir Dubov and Mongolian Nomin Batbold.
Azerbaijani freestyle wrestlers Mahammadhaji Khatiyev and Khetag Gazyumov qualified for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics raising the number of the country`s Olympic berths to 10.
Gazyumov grabbed bronze of the championship, AzerTac state news agency reported.
--
Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz
Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.
Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.
By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.
You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper
Thank you!