Azerbaijani wrestlers defeat Armenia at World Cup
By Nazrin Gadimova
Azerbaijani wrestlers are successfully performing at the 2014 FILA Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup, which is underway in Tehran, Iran.
Azerbaijan's team confidently defeated Armenian wrestlers with the score of 8:0. Moreover, in the third round country's team defeated South Korean athletes, scoring 5 points against 3. Earlier, the national team failed to defeat Iranian wrestlers.
In the fourth meeting Azerbaijan will play against Finland's wrestlers.
2014 FILA Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup brings together wrestlers from Russia, the Republic of Korea, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Turkey, Iran, Finland, Armenia and the USA.
Led by head coach Jamshid Heyrabadi and coaches Mehrizad Esfandiyarifar and Akif Aliyev, Azerbaijani team includes Taleh Mammadov, Orkhan Akhmedov, Azad Aliyev, Hasan Aliyev, Rustam Aliyev and Rasul Chunayev.
Azerbaijan are drawn in B Group together with the Republic of Korea, Armenia, Iran and Finland, while Russia, Hungary, Turkey, the USA and Kazakhstan are drawn in A Group.
The top three teams will receive prize money. Thus, the first team will get $30,000, while the second and the third - $15,000 and $10,000 respectively.
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