Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler Arseni Cioyev has won a silver medal at the World Wrestling Championships in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

Axar.az reports that Cioyev, competing in the 86kg weight category, lost to four-time world champion Kyle Dake of the United States in the final and finished second.

Another Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler, Giorgi Meshvildishvili (125kg), won a bronze medal today after defeating Hungary’s Vladislav Baitsayev in the third-place bout.

Earlier, Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestlers Eldaniz Azizli (55kg) and Sanan Suleymanov (77kg) won gold medals, while Nihat Mammadli (63kg) claimed silver.

The World Championships are being held at the Barys Arena sports complex in Astana from October 24 to November 1. More than 900 athletes from 135 countries are taking part in the competition, which features Greco-Roman, freestyle and women’s wrestling.