Results of Day 1 of the U23 European Freestyle Wrestling Championships: first finalists determined

On March 9 in Zrenjanin (Serbia), the semifinal bouts were held in five weight categories at the U23 European Freestyle Wrestling Championships. By the end of the day, the finalists were determined in the 57 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 79 kg, and 97 kg weight classes.

Russian wrestlers performed most successfully, with all five representatives of Russia advancing to the finals. Two athletes from Azerbaijan will also compete for gold, along with one representative each from Belarus. Moldova and Ukraine.

Three wrestlers from the Armenian national team still have chances to win bronze medals. Two of them will continue in the repechage rounds, while Arman Musikyan (65 kg), after losing in the semifinal, will immediately compete in the bronze medal bout.

The finals in these weight categories will take place on March 10. On the same day, competitions will start in the 61 kg, 74 kg, 86 kg, 92 kg, and 125 kg categories.

Semifinal results and final pairings

57 kg
Vasif Bagirov (Azerbaijan) — Nikoloz Bochoroshvili (Georgia) 6:2
Artem Pavlyuchenko (Belarus) — Ayanday Ondar (Russia) 0:10

Final
Vasif Bagirov (Azerbaijan) — Ayanday Ondar (Russia)

Arman Harutyunyan (Armenia) will compete for bronze through the repechage rounds. His first opponent will be Mykola Bratov (Ukraine), after which a bronze medal bout against Artem Pavlyuchenko (Belarus) is possible.

65 kg
Arman Musikyan (Armenia) — Magomedkhan Magomedkhanov (Belarus) 6:9
Jambulat Kizinov (Russia) — Viktor Borokhan (Ukraine) 6:0

Final
Magomedkhan Magomedkhanov (Belarus) — Jambulat Kizinov (Russia)

Arman Musikyan (Armenia) will compete for the bronze medal.

70 kg
Marcel Vagin (Germany) — Magomed Emi Eltemirov (Russia) 0:11
Alexander Gaidarli (Moldova) — Nikita Saryev (Ukraine) 10:0

Final
Magomed Emi Eltemirov (Russia) — Alexander Gaidarli (Moldova)

David Margaryan (Armenia) received a chance to fight for bronze through repechage, as his opponent Magomed Emi Eltemirov reached the final.

Margaryan’s first opponent will be Daniele Gubbioti (Italy), after which a possible bronze medal bout against Marcel Vagin (Germany) may follow.

79 kg
Mateusz Pediccki (Poland) — Ismail Haniev (Russia) 0:9
Sabukhi Amiraslanov (Azerbaijan) — Giorgi Gogrichiani (Georgia) 4:1

Final
Ismail Haniev (Russia) — Sabukhi Amiraslanov (Azerbaijan)

Hayk Papikyan (Armenia) lost his chances for a medal after losing in the quarterfinals to Mateusz Pediccki (Poland).

97 kg
Zafar Aliyev (Azerbaijan) — Ivan Primachenko (Ukraine) 2:6
Mukhamed Haniev (Russia) — Konstantin Petriashvili (Georgia) 14:4

Final
Ivan Primachenko (Ukraine) — Mukhamed Haniev (Russia)

Gurgen Simonyan (Armenia) also lost his medal chances after losing in the quarterfinals to Zafar Aliyev (Azerbaijan).

The finals will take place on March 10 at 18:00 Serbian time (20:00 Moscow time, 21:00 Yerevan time).