OMM Redaksiyası
The veterans’ wrestling world championships were held in Amman, the capital of Jordan, from October 6 to 11. Azerbaijan’s representatives finished the competition with three silver medals.
In Greco-Roman wrestling, Fikrat Baghirov placed second in the 70-kilogram category, while Elgiz Mammadov took silver in the 100-kilogram category. Elchin Hasanov also won silver in the 70-kilogram freestyle event.
Four referees represented Azerbaijan at the world championships. First-category international referee Elman Ismayilov worked mainly as a mat chairman. National-category referees Afqan Habibov, Chinara Jafarova and Rashad Abdulov mostly served as mat referees.
Azerbaijani referees also took part in examinations for international-category certification. The results are expected to be announced by the end of 2026.
