Bulgaria's Last Olympic Wrestler Defeated at Very Start

Sports » LONDON 2012 | August 12, 2012, Sunday // 15:43
Bulgaria: Bulgaria's Last Olympic Wrestler Defeated at Very Start Azerbaijan's Jabrayil Hasanov beat Leonid Anatolievich Bazan 0:2. Photo by dnevnik.bg

Bulgaria's Olympic contester in the men's freestyle wrestling, 66kg, suffered an unexpected and dramatic defeat in his very first match on Sunday.

Azerbaijan's Jabrayil Hasanov beat Leonid Anatolievich Bazan 0:2.

22-year Hasanov, who was European champion in 2010 and 2011 and bronze medalist in the last two world championships, significantly excelled the skills of his Bulgarian rival and clinched easily his victory.

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