фото Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation
The Azerbaijani wrestler of freestyle Yashar Aliyev (55 kg) after a gain of a bronze medal in the European championship gave interview azerisport.com.
"On arrival on the championship, I dreamed only of a gold medal. But, unfortunately, it didn't turn out. I don't know that didn't suffice, but I very much wanted to win", - Aliyev declared.
He noted that was completely ready to EURO, however not everything left as there was a wish: "My psychological and functional preparation were in norm. However, as though I didn't try, managed to win only the third place. I devote the medal to my brother Gadzhi who fought today near me on a carpet. But he wasn't lucky today".
Concerning the rival on a decisive duel, the Russian Artem Gebekov, Aliyev noted: "In the last fight I did everything to win against the rival. Perhaps, it hasn't enough titles, but he isn't the weak athlete. Recently I won tournament in Krasnoyarsk".
Speaking about the further purposes, the newly made prize-winner THAT declared: "This victory allows me to become in the future to become the leader in this weight category. I will try to train more to be one of the best in the World Cup".