Gold medalist Serbia's Zurab Datunashvili (2nd L), silver medalist Denmark's Turpan Ali Alvievich Bisultanov (2nd L), bronze medalists Hungary's David Losonczi (2nd R) and Ali Cengiz of Türkiye pose during the awarding ceremony for the men's 87kg category Greek-Roman event at the Wrestling World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Sept. 11, 2022. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)
BELGRADE, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Serbian wrestlers won two gold medals in the Greco-Roman style at the ongoing United World Wrestling Championships here on Sunday.
Zurabi Datunashvili defeated Turpan Ali Alvievich Bisultanov of Denmark 6-2 in the 87kg category and Ali Feizollah Arsalan beat Ulvi Ganizade from Azerbaijan 7-4 in the 72kg category to win golds for the hosts.
Akzhoi Makhmudov of Kyrgyzstan claimed a one-sided 8-0 victory over Levai of Hungary in the 77kg final, coming out the first male Greco-Roman world champion from his country.
Also on Sunday, European champion Eladniz Azizli from Azerbaijan took the 55kg gold after beating Nugzari Tsurtsumia.
The tournament, slated on September 10-18, features more than 800 athletes in the men's Greco-Roman, men's freestyle and women's freestyle categories. ■
Gold medalist Serbia's Zurab Datunashvili poses during the awarding ceremony for the men's 87kg category Greek-Roman event at the Wrestling World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Sept. 11, 2022. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)
Serbia's Ali Arsalan celebrates victory after defeating Azerbaijan's Ulvi Ganizade during the men's 72kg category Greek-Roman final at the Wrestling World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Sept. 11, 2022. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)
