Azerbaijani wrestlers gain 3rd consecutive victory at European Games
Azerbaijani wrestler Rasul Chunayev entered a quarter final on Greco-Roman wrestling competitions in the weight category up to 71 kilograms.
Chunayev defeated wrestler from Moldova Daniel Cataraga with a score of 7: 6 in 1/8 final.
This is the third victory of Azerbaijani wrestlers for today.
Earlier, wrestlers Orkhan Nuriyev and Elman Mukhtarov gained victory at 1/8 final. Nuriyev defeated the Swedish wrestler Theodoros Tounousidis with a score of 4: 1 and Mukhtarov gained victory over the representative of Georgia Gizo Meladze with a score of 5: 3.
Azerbaijan will be represented by one more athlete at the competition in Greco-Roman wrestling.
The competitions are held in the Sports Palace named after Heydar Aliyev.
Baku 2015 is the first ever European Games, an exciting and innovative multi-sport event for the continent which kicked off on June 12.
There will be a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports. More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe will be representing their nations over 17 days of competition.
The First European Games will last till June 28.
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