Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 22 / Trend , F. Huseynli/
In 1 / 8 finals of the World Championship Azerbaijani wrestler met his Armenian rival. Zelimkhan Huseynov (60 kg) began the tournament at 1 / 16 finals, winning Tajik Vitaly Koryakin. In a duel with a rival Armenian Artur Arakelyan Huseynov won 3-0, 1-0. Then in the ¼ finals Huseynov met with the Japanese Shogo Maeda. Huseynov defeated him (7-4, 4-1) and reached the semifinal of the World Championship. In the semifinal Azerbaijani sportsman defeated Uzbek Dilshad Mansurov (1-0, 6-2). He met the Russian Besik Kudukhov in the final and lost to him with 0-2, 0-4 score. It was the second Azerbaijan-Russia final at the current championship.
World Wrestling Championship began on 21 September in the Danish Herning. One of Azerbaijani wrestlers Hetag Gazyumov (96 kg) has already won a silver medal. Another Azerbaijani Wrestler Ali Isayev (120kg) could reach the ¼ finals, but was unable to advance further, losing to their rivals.