Azerbaijani wrestlers win gold and silver at world championship in Bulgaria

Azerbaijani wrestler Nihad Mammadli won the gold medal of the World Junior Championship in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

On the fifth day of the championship, three Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestlers participated in the competitions. Nihad Mammadli (55 kg) defeated an opponent from Ukraine. The European champion defeated the wrestlers from Turkey, Belarus. In the semifinals, he defeated the Uzbek wrestler.

In the final battle, Nihad Mammadli defeated the representative of India and became the world champion.