Two Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestlers qualified for semi-final of the world championship in Athens, Greece.
Gurban Gurbanov (42 kg) and Nihad Mammadli (46 kg) got an opportunity to qualify for a decisive match.
Starting in the 1/8 finals, G.Gurbanov defeated Italian Daniel Pramatarov 5:3, then Namibian Hafeni Festus Asinon 8:0. He will face Russian Aleksey Vlasov in the semifinals.
Defeating Bakhtiyar Akberdiyev from Kyrgyzstan at 5:0 in the first match, then Turkish Mukremin Aktaş 4:1, Mammadli will compete against Russian Anvar Allahyarov in semifinal.
Semi-final matches will start at 19:00.
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