Azerbaijan, Baku / corr Trend Z.Safarov / Sidney Olympic winner, Namik Abdullayev lost his chance at any medal at the Senior Wrestling World Championship being held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex in Baku.
Abdullayev defeated the Australian wrestler Shane Parker during his first match, but lost to Kyong Il Yangu of South Korea during the second match, thus losing his chance at the bronze medal. Also Namik Sevdimov (60 kg), who lost to Marat Ramazanov of Macedonia, missed his opportunity for a medal.
Anton Botev (120 kg) lost to Migel Lopez, a Cuban wrestler in the first match.