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United World Wrestling (UWW) has prepared a special feature on Azerbaijani wrestlers’ success at the IV Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. The organization highlighted the performances of Tunar Guliyev and Elgun Karimli, who won gold medals in beach wrestling.
Guliyev wins in the final seconds
Competing in the 70kg category, Tunar Guliyev faced Georgia’s Luka Makharadze in the final. With the score tied at 1-1, his opponent held the advantage on criteria, but the Azerbaijani wrestler executed a decisive move with 1.1 seconds remaining.
A video challenge by the Georgian side did not change the result, and the bout ended in a 3-1 victory for Guliyev. After the win, he took a lap of honor with Oyan Nazarian, who was named beach wrestling Coach of the Year.
Karimli ends final in 30 seconds
Elgun Karimli, competing in the 90kg category, defeated Nuraddin Mustafayev, an Azerbaijani-born wrestler representing Georgia, 3-1. Karimli, a silver medalist at the U-17 World Championships, finished the bout in just 30 seconds. His opponent is a European champion.
As a result, Azerbaijani wrestlers won gold in both men’s beach wrestling finals on the second day of competition. Their opponents in both finals represented Georgia.
