Balgarianovinite.com Bulgaria concluded its participation at the European Wrestling Championships in Tirana with a silver medal for Ahmed Bataev, who lost 3-5 to Azerbaijan’s Ali Tcokaev in the final of the 92 kg freestyle category. The national team finished the tournament with a total of six medals, including gold for Kiril Milov in the 97 kg Greco-Roman category, silver medals for Bataev and Semen Novikov, as well as three bronze medals.
Bataev defeated world silver medallist Amanula Gadzhimagomedov in the semifinals, scoring two points in the final second to win 3-2. The final was nearly as closely contested. The Bulgarian wrestler defended an early attack from Tcokaev and forced him out of bounds for a point, but was immediately penalized for passivity. As the clock ran down, he lost an additional point tied to the warning, allowing Tcokaev to take a 2-1 lead, followed by further scoring that forced Bataev to attack again in the final minute.
Bataev managed to score two points against Tcokaev to narrow the gap to one, but was unable to launch another successful attack in the remaining seconds. This secured the Azerbaijani wrestler his first senior European title after he became U23 European champion in 2024 and finished third in 2025. Bulgaria Wraps Up European Wrestling Championships in Tirana with Ahmed Bataev’s Silver Medal 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-26 19:06:43 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law