Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 15
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Azerbaijani wrestler Sabah Shariati advanced to quarterfinals in men’s Greco-Roman 130 kg wrestling event at the Rio Olympics 2016.
Shariati defeated the US wrestler Robby Smith.
He will face Turkey’s Riza Kayaalp in quarterfinals.
Fifty-six athletes are representing Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The games, which kicked off on Aug. 5, will end on Aug. 21, and will be followed by the 15th Summer Paralympic Games on Sept. 7-18.