The national team of Azerbaijan on free-style wrestling won one silver award following the results of the World Cup in Budapest
Hetag Gazyumov justified the status of one of the favourite of category to 96 kg whereas his team mate didn't manage to interfere with dispute for medals. On that there were also objective reasons.
As transfers azerisport.com, first of all, It is necessary to tell about performance of our silver prize-winner. For the last four years Gazyumov for the third time fought in the ending of the FIFA World Cup and this fact is remarkable in itself. Initially he was considered as one of favourites of the category, and the course of events only confirmed it. The semi-final with Russian Anzor Baltukayev became defining: our wrestler conceded in the first period, however in the second it appeared more convincing and achieved the right to come for decisive fight.
The duel for gold with Iranian Reza Yazdani didn't develop, however the result of Hetaga from it doesn't become less outstanding. After all stability which this wrestler possesses, many can far brag not. After fight Gazyumov flatly refused to speak about the performance. "Ask opinion of trainers, I won't speak. If became the champion, would give interview", - such is there was Gazyumov's comment. It should be noted maximalism of the veteran of team which is critically adjusted to the performance.
Coming back to performance of our team in the first days it should be noted that Dzhamaleddin Magomedov (120 kg), already getting world bronze had chance of a medal. However, almost in the first fight it was traumatized and then fought through "I can't". But even in such situation he won a strong-willed victory over Mongol Chulunbat Zhargalsaykhan, but in a quarterfinal conceded to future finalist Alain Zaseev from Ukraine. And in the first consolatory duel the trauma finally let know about itself therefore I passed Turks to Taha Akgyul further.
Also the seventh place was taken by Dzhabrail Gasanov acting in this Olympic cycle in category to 74 kg. Start was quite impressive and early victories over Mongol Ankhbayar Banchulun and Luka Lampis from France are superfluous to that confirmation. However in the third circle our wrestler couldn't show weight arguments to the Olympic champion from the USA to Jordan Berrouz, and in an uteshilovka conceded to Narsingkh Yadav from India. To Gasanov who once was one of leaders in 66 kg, but after the Olympic Games passed to new weight, it is necessary to be engaged in preparation seriously. With such fight it will be able to pass only 2 stages, and no more.
At the same time other "freestylers" conceded to the rivals already at early stages of competition, without having managed to prove to be brightly in Budapest. Certainly, one "silver" is very little for the national team of Azerbaijan, but it is worth noticing absence of two Olympic champions - Togrul Askerov and Sharif Sharifov which will return next year. However, the Olympic cycle only begins, and the competition in the national team always was on the ball. And it is undoubted, the trainer's staff of team after a WC will draw the corresponding conclusions, and wrestlers will work over stability finding.