OMM Newsroom
Armenian sports outlet Sportaran has named Azerbaijani national team Greco-Roman wrestler Sanan Suleymanov (77 kg) as one of Malkhas Amoyan’s main rivals at the world championships. The competition begins in Astana on October 24.
The outlet said Suleymanov won silver at the 2023 World Championships and placed fifth at the Paris Olympics. It also highlighted his advantage in their head-to-head record: the Azerbaijani wrestler has won twice, while the Armenian wrestler has one victory.
Sportaran’s authors noted that Suleymanov has extensive experience in the 77 kg weight class, knows Amoyan’s wrestling style well and could again contend for a medal at the world championships. The Azerbaijani athlete is seeded fifth for the competition in Astana.
The wrestlers’ previous encounters
The United World Wrestling (UWW) database records three bouts between Suleymanov and Amoyan. They first met at the 2016 European Cadet Championships in Bucharest. Suleymanov won their round-of-16 bout 9-6.
On April 1, 2022, Amoyan gained revenge with a 6-5 victory in the quarterfinals of the European Championships in Budapest.
Their latest bout took place in the semifinals of the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade on September 21. Suleymanov won 5-0 to reach the final and secure qualification for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
