Azerbaijani Olympic champion to wrestle for European gold

Azerbaijani Olympic Champion Sharif Sharifov (92kg) is one step away from earning the country another gold medal at the European Championships in Bucharest, Romania after he beat Georgian Irakli Mtsituri 8-2 in the semifinal.

Sharifov also defeated Russian Magomed Kurbanov 6-2 in the quarterfinal.

He will wrestle with Polish Zbigniew Baranowski in the gold-medal bout.