Azerbaijan declines participation in Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup due in Yerevan

Azerbaijan has officially declined from participating in the Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup due in Yerevan February 13–14.

Azerbaijan’s Wrestling Federation sent a letter to the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) officially withdrawing from participation.

The team from Uzbekistan will arrive in Yerevan instead of Azerbaijan, the Cup press coordinator Eduard Kalantaryan told Panorama.am.

The teams to participate are: Armenia, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Iran, Hungary, Cuba and Uzbekistan.