Greco-Roman wrestler Rasul Chunayev has added another gold to Azerbaijan`s medal count at the First European Game after putting up a brilliant performance in the men`s 71kg weight category.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his wife, chairperson of the Baku 2015 First European Games Organizing Committee Mehriban Aliyeva watched Chunayev`s triumph.
In his opener, Chunayev defeated Moldova`s Daniel Cataraga, before emerging victorious over Dominik Eltinger of Croatia in the second round. In the semifinal, Chunayev destroyed Bulgarian Svilen Kostadinov, building a six-point lead just within 40 seconds of the bout. The Azerbaijani wrestler earned his country the gold medal of the inaugural European Games thanks to a 4-2 win over Hungarian Balink Korpasi in the final bout.
Another Greco-Roman wrestler Rafig Huseynov grabbed silver medal in the 80kg class after losing to Russian Evgeny Saleev.
In the medal ceremony, President Ilham Aliyev presented the medals to the winners.
His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
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