Azerbaijani wrestlers compete on day four of U17 World Championships

The U17 Wrestling World Championships continued in Baku on the fourth day of competition.

According to Report, five members of Azerbaijan's women's wrestling team took to the mat at the National Gymnastics Arena.

Gulkhanim Shirinova (40 kg) began her campaign in the quarterfinals, where she was pinned by Tunisia's Tasmin Athimni. As her opponent advanced to the final, Shirinova will compete in the repechage on Friday.

Nuray Jafarli (46 kg) also started from the quarterfinals. Despite building a commanding lead against Hungary's Vivyen Szentpal, she was unable to hold on and lost 10-8.

Fatima Bayramova (53 kg) defeated Israel's Sela Rozov and Moldova's Ruslana Karapetian by an identical score of 11-0 before losing by fall to the United States' Marli Solomon in the quarterfinals. With Solomon reaching the final, Bayramova will also wrestle in the repechage.

Fidan Babayeva (61 kg) lost 11-2 to Kazakhstan's Aruzhan Bakitnur in the round of 16, while Simura Abdullayeva (69 kg) was beaten 10-6 by Kyrgyzstan's Milana Ulanova at the same stage.