Dagestan judoka to perform at European Championship
Shamil Kurbanov
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Makhachkala, July 3, 2015. Dagestan sportsman Rustam Zabolotny acting for the youth national team of Russia will participate in the European Championship, which will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria on July 4 to 5, the athlet’s coach Gamzat Gajiyev says.
About 469 wrestlers from 41 countries of Europe will challenge the European Championship.
As to G. Gajiyev, for the international competitions Rustam Zabolotnyi qualified through the Russian championship that he won in Kazan in February 2015.
"To Bulgaria, Rustam will go as the current winner of the European Championship. This victory became the greatest success in his sports career. I think that this year Zabolotnyi will obtain the champion’s title"- the coach noted.
Noteworthy, Rustam Zabolotnyi performs in the weight category up to 50 kg at European Championship.