Senior wrestling European championships kick-off in Novi Sad, Serbia.

In the first day of the competitions competed freestyle wrestlers in 57 and 86 kg and female wrestlers in 48 and 63 kg weighting categories. Our wrestlers completed day gaining 2 gold and 1 silver medal.

Competed in 57 kg Georgiy Edisherashvili beating rivals from Belarus, France and in the semifinal Russian athlete reached the final. In the decisive match rival of our wrestler was representative of Romania. Not to give to the rival any chance Georgiy Edisherashvili gained gold medal of the championships.

Our representative in 86 kg Aleksandr Gostiyev gaining wins over athletes from Poland, Armenia and in the semifinal Turkey progressed to the final. In the decisive bout our wrestler lost to Russian sportsman and become runner up of Euro.

5 times European champion defending sport honour of our country in female wrestling competitions in 48 kg Mariya Stadnik on the way to the final prevailed over all rivals. Gaining in a row wins with high superiority over representatives from Poland, Turkey and Romania our wrestler reached the final. In the gold medal match gaining early win over Ukrainian Ilona Semkiv Mariya Stadnik became winner of European champion title for the 6^th time.

57 kg
FINAL-Georgiy Edisherashvili- Andrei Dukov (ROU) 9:0
1/2 final -Georgiy Edisherashvili -Zavur Uguev (RUS) 5:1
1/4 final - Zoheir EL Ouarraqe (FRA) -Georgiy Edisherashvili 3:10
Round of 16 - Dzimchyk Rynchynau (BLR) -Georgiy Edisherashvili 0:10

86 kg
FINAL -Aleksandr Gostiyev - Dauren Kurugliev (RUS) 
1/2 final - Selim Yashar (TUR) -Aleksandr Gostiyev 2:3
1/4 final -Aleksandr Gostiyev- Vahe Tamrazyan (ARM) 5:3
Round of 16 -Aleksandr Gostiyev- Zbigniew Mateusz Baranovski (POL) 3:1

48 kg
FINAL - Ilona Semkiv (UKR) -Mariya Stadnik 0:10
1/2 final - Emilia Alina Vuc (ROU) -Mariya Stadnik 0:10 (44 sec.)
1/4 final -Mariya Stadnik- Evin Demirhan (TUR) 14:1
Round of 16 -Mariya Stadnik- Anna Lukasiak (POL) 10:0

63 kg
1/4 final - Inna Trajukova (RUS) - Elmira Gambarova 8:2
Round of 16 -Elmira Gambarova- Henna Katarina Johansson (SWE) 4:0 touche

You can watch bouts live by clicking the following link. 

https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/european-championships-0