Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler Islam Bazarganov has won gold at the European Championships in Tirana, Albania.

Axar.az reports that the Azerbaijani representative competing in the 57 kg weight class defeated Musa Mekhtikhanov (UWW) by an 8-6 score in the final.

It was Azerbaijan’s third gold medal at the European Championships.

Earlier, Greco-Roman wrestlers Hasrat Jafarov (67 kg) and Gurban Gurbanov (82 kg) were crowned European champions. Rashad Mammadov (55 kg), Nihat Mammadli (60 kg), and Islam Abbasov (87 kg) won bronze medals. Azerbaijan’s Greco-Roman national team also finished first overall.

In women’s wrestling, Jala Aliyeva (57 kg) and Gunay Gurbanova (59 kg) claimed bronze medals.