Azerbaijani wrestler in finals
The Azerbaijani wrestler, Sabahi Shariati, competing in the weight category of up to 130 kg, reached the finals in the Greco-Roman wrestling qualifications at the Baku 2015 European Games.
In the qualifications, Shariati defeated the Belarusian athlete Ioseb Chugoshvili with the score 6:0.
The European Games that kicked off in Baku June 12, will last till June 28.
There is 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.
Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012.
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