Dagestan team has started strongly winning eight of the 12 medals including three gold at the ongoing Russian Freestyle Championship. World Champion Gadhzimurad Rashidov was in good form and won gold in the 65kg. Meanwhile, the defeat of the 2016 Olympic gold medallist Soslan Romanov had left everyone in shock.
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57kg Finals
Finals: Uguev- Tuskaev 1*-1
Bronze Medal: Idrisov- Gamzatov 3-1
Bronze Medal: Sadulaev – Konstantinov 7-1
61kg Finals
Finals: Magomedov – Ferzalyev 9-7
Bronze Medal: Damdinov-Iliasov 13-2
Bronze Medal: Abdurakhmanov-Aksyonov 4-3
65kg Finals
Finals: Rashidov- Chakaev 2-0
Bronze Medal: Gogaev-Saidulaev 6-1
Bronze Medal: Shakhyev-Badtyev 10-0
Medal tally:
After of 1st day competition.
Dagestan – 3 gold, two silver, three bronze
Ossetia – 1 silver and bronze
Buriatia – 1 bronze
Chechenya – 1 bronze