Today, on May 20, the European Wrestling Championship started. On the first day Greco-Roman style wrestlers in weight categories 55kg, 63kg, 77kg, 87kg and 130kg started their performances. The strongest wrestlers of the tournament reached the semifinal stage, and they are separated by only one victory to become the finalist. Semifinal bouts will take place at 19:00 Moscow time.

The draw and the program of the European Championship.

Results of the 1/4 finals:

Under 55kg.
Adam Ulbashev (Russia) - Denis Mihai (Romania) 3:2
Giorgi Tokhadze (Georgia) - Ivan Stefansky (Ukraine) 13:4
Emre Mutlu (Turkey) - Leonid Moroz (Moldova) 8:3
Maxim Stupakevich (Belarus) - Rashad Mammadov (Azerbaijan) 0:7

Under 63 kg.
Henri Khozrevanidze (Georgia) - Abere Feten (Israel) 0:2
Talibsho Haibarau (Belarus) - Ziya Balashov (Azerbaijan) 0:8
Bekir Ates (Turkey) - Vitaly Eremenko (Moldova) 0:8
Alexander Andreev (Russia) - Vasiliy Mishanich (Ukraine) 5:5 (+-)

Under 77 kg.
Michal Zelenka (Czech Republic) - Attila Tamas Toesmagi (Hungary) 0:5 (touché)
Andreas Vasilakopoulos (Greece) - Yuksel Sharicicek (Turkey) 0:11 (knockout)
Hasay Hasanli (Azerbaijan) - Irfan Mirzoyev (Ukraine) 10:2
Alexandrin Gutu (Moldova) - Lars Starandner (Sweden) 13:0

Up to 87 kg. 
Islam Aliev (Poland) - Ilya Meleshchik (Belarus) 4:6
Samet Yaldiran (Turkey) - Gabriel Lupasko (Moldova) 7։3
Patrick Gordan (Romania) - Achiko Bolkvadze (Georgia) 2:9
Eksause Mukubu (Norway) - Auez Gonibov (Russia) 0։3

Up to 130 kg.
Sarkhan Mamadov (Azerbaijan) - Dmitry Baboryko (Russia) 0։3
Muhammet Hamza Bakir (Turkey) - Erik Pank (Estonia) 6:0
Koppani Simon Laszlo (Hungary) - Gegori Tsopurashvili (Georgia) 4։1
Dominik Krawczyk (Poland) - Mikhail Vishnevsky (Ukraine) 1:12

Semifinal pairs:

Under 55 kg.
Adam Ulbashev (Russia) - Emre Mutlu (Turkey) 
Rashad Mammadov (Azerbaijan) - Giorgi Tokhadze (Georgia)

Up to 63 kg.
Ziya Balashov (Azerbaijan) - Abere Feten (Israel)
Vitaly Eremenko (Moldova) - Alexander Andreev (Russia)

Up to 77 kg.
Attila Tamas Toesmagi (Hungary) - Yuksel Sharicicek (Turkey)
Hasay Hasanli (Azerbaijan) - Alexandrin Gutu (Moldova). 

Up to 87 kg
Achiko Bolkvadze (Georgia) - Ilya Meleshchik (Belarus) 
Auez Gonibov (Russia) - Samet Yaldiran (Turkey).

Up to 130 kg.
Dmitry Baboryko (Russia) - Koppani Simon Laszlo (Hungary) 
Mikhail Vishnevsky (Ukraine) - Muhammet Hamza Bakir (Turkey)