The Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestling team has started a
training camp in Croatia after the rating tournament,
Azernews reports.
The team, which left Zagreb for the city of Porec, will undergo
a training process in this city until February 22.
Under the leadership of head coach Aleksandr Tarakanov, senior
coach Rovshan Bayramov and coach Kamran Mammadov, twenty
Azerbaijani wrestlers are participating in the training camp
organized jointly with teams from different countries.
However, Hasrat Jafarov, who was injured in the rating
tournament and underwent ear surgery, has returned home. The
Olympic medalist must undergo at least 10 days of recovery. Only
after that, based on the doctors’ opinion, can he begin individual
training.
The women’s wrestling team has left Croatia for Hungary. Under
the leadership of acting head coach Togrul Askerov and coach
Agahuseyn Mustafayev, ten wrestlers were involved in the training
process held in Tata. The training camp will last until February
22.
The national freestyle wrestling team has headed to Vladikavkaz.
The training camp, which will be held in the capital of North
Ossetia, will last until February 26. 24 wrestlers are taking part
in the training camp under the leadership of head coach Khetag
Gazyumov, senior coach Jabrayil Hasanov, and coaches Taymuraz
Kokoyev and Sharif Sharifov.
The preparation process of all three national teams is mainly
based on tactical and technical work. The training camps held
abroad are in preparation for the U-23 European Championship to be
held in Albania on March 8-14 and the European Championship for
adults to be held in Slovakia on April 7-13.
Wrestling remains the most popular sport in the county and is
overseen by the National Wrestling Federation, which was
established in 1993.
The Rio Games opened a new page in wrestling for Azerbaijan. The
country became one of only two nations ever to increase the number
of medals achieved in five consecutive games.
In 2020, Azerbaijani freestyle wrestlers finished third in the
overall medal table of the Individual World Cup in Serbia.
National wrestlers won two medals, including silver and bronze.
Russia topped the medal table, followed by Turkiye.
In 2022, Azerbaijani wrestler Osman Nurmagomedov (92 kg) was
crowned the World Champion in Belgrade.
Nurmagomedov became the World Champion after defeating the
Russian wrestler in the final.
At 2024 Summer Olympic, Greco-Roman wrestler Hasrat Jafarov (67
kg), freestyle wrestlers Giorgi Meshvildishvili (125 kg) and
Magomedkhan Magomedov (97 kg) won bronze medals for Azerbaijan.