Azerbaijani wrestler Togrul Asgarov in 1/4 finals at Rio 2016

Azerbaijani wrestler Togrul Asgarov in 1/4 finals at Rio 2016

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Azerbaijani wrestler Togrul Asgarov in 1/4 finals at Rio 2016

Azerbaijani wrestler Togrul Asgarov advanced to men’s freestyle 65 kg 1/4 finals at the Rio 2016.

Asgarov defeated Ukrain’s Andriy Kvyatkovskyy in the 1/8 finals.

Fifty-six athletes are representing Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The games, which kicked off on Aug. 5, will end on Aug. 21, and will be followed by the 15th Summer Paralympic Games on Sept. 7-18.

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