He defeated Azerbaijan’s Dzhabrail Gadzhiev 4-2 in the 79kg. Bahrain’s Khidir Saipudinov also seized a bronze medal in the weight class.

Greek wrestler Georgios Kougioumtsidis defeated American wrestler Levi Haines 3-2 in the gold medal match.

The 2025 World Wrestling Championships began on September 14 in Zagreb, Croatia and will run until September 21.