Moldova’s Greco-Roman wrestler Alexandrin Guțu won a bronze medal at the Ibrahim Moustafa tournament in Egypt.
In the first clash of the 77 kg weight category, Guțu was defeated 1-11 by the eventual finalist Demeu Zhadrayev of Kazakhstan, vice-world champion in 2017. In the playoffs, Alexandrin defeated Georgia’s Iuri Lomadze, and in the match for the bronze medal he beat Sweden’s Per Albin Olofsson 6-4.
In the 63 kg category, Victor Ciobanu lost the playoff match to Syimuk Makhmudov of Kyrgyzstan.