On the third day of the tournament, the finalists in the 60 and 82 kg weight classes were determined in Greco-Roman wrestling, and in women’s wrestling, the finalists in the 50, 53, and 72 kg weight classes were determined, Report informed.
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Javadov (60 kg) had a successful start. In the round of 16, he gave France’s Magomed Varaev no chance, 9-0. In the quarterfinals, the Azerbaijani wrestler defeated Brazil’s Pedro Henrique de Souza Rodrigues (6-2). A narrow 4-3 victory over Iran’s Amirali Heydari put Javadov one step away from the finals, earning him a spot in the U20 World Championships final for the second year in a row, where he will face Uzbekistan’s Dostonbek Oripov tomorrow.
Javadov became the U20 World Champion in 2025.
Another team member, Elmin Aliyev (82 kg), won his first two matches early. He was one step away from the final, losing to Belarusian Kiryl Valeuski with a score of 7:4. Tomorrow, Aliyev will fight for the bronze medal, facing the winner of the matches between Mohamed Shaaban (Egypt), Ismail Bereket (Türkiye), and Severi Maeenpaeae (Finland).
In the women’s wrestling, Esra Mammadli (53 kg) lost to Kazakhstan’s Dinara Dauylkyzy in the classification round and finished the tournament without a medal.
Zahra Karimzada (72 kg) defeated Türkiye’s Ilayda Cin in the quarterfinals, but lost 11:0 to India’s Tanu Sharma en route to the finals. At the same time, she retained her chances for bronze; to do this, she needed to defeat the strongest pair of Liliana Kazmina (Russia) and Petra Müller (Hungary).
