2024-04-08 06:35:42
A licensed wrestling tournament continues in Baku.
As reported by İdman.biz, on the second day of the competition at the National Gymnastics Arena, tickets to the Olympics are played out in women’s wrestling.
The main attention is focused on four-time Summer Games medalist Maria Stadnik (50 kg). As part of the Azerbaijani team, Elnura Mamedova (53 kg), Birgul Sultanova (62 kg) and Elis Manolova (68 kg) entered the mat, but they all lost. Zhalya Aliyeva (57 kg) will also perform.
The finalists of the tournament in each weight will receive licenses for the Olympics.
50 kg
Maria Stadnik started the fight from the 1/4 finals. The opponent of the two-time world champion and 11-time European champion was Gabija Dilute (Lithuania). Stadnik, a 10-0 winner, advanced to the semi-finals in 51 seconds. For the selection for Paris 2024, she met with Oksana Livac (Ukraine), who defeated Julie Marrin Sabatier (France). Our athlete lost in the semifinals with a score of 2:4.
53 kg
Elnura Mamedova met Veronica Ryabovolova (North Macedonia) in the qualifying round. Having lost with a score of 0:4, she lost the chance to qualify for Paris 2024.
57 kg
Zhalya Aliyeva started the fight from the 1/4 finals. She fought with Alina Grushuna Akobey (Ukraine). Our athlete, who lost with a score of 0:10, could not reach the semifinals.
62 kg
In the qualifying round, Birgul Soltanova fought with Ameline Duarre (France). Our representative, who lost the match with a score of 4:6, stopped the fight in the tournament.
68 kg
Alice Manolova also started the competition from the qualifying stage. She met with European champion Mimi Hristova (Bulgaria). Having lost with a score of 2:4, they lost the chance to win a license.
It should be noted that on the first day of the competition, the licenses were challenged by Greco-Roman wrestlers. The home team failed to score, and the highest result was shown by Beka Kandelaki (130 kg), who lost in the semi-finals.
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