Moldova's Greco-Roman wrestler Rostislav Covali has won the 97kg bronze at the Under-20 World Wrestling Championships taking place in Jordan.
He scored four victories in his weight category, against Turkey’s Muhittin Helvaci, Turkmenistan’s Yusup Belliyev, Venezuela’s Juan Blanco and Armenia’s Arshak Geghamyan. Rostislav’s winning streak ended in the semi-finals, where he was defeated by the Georgian Gor Ayvazyan.
Previously, Alexandru Solovei won the silver medal in the 77 kg category after narrowly losing to the eventual winner Alireza Abdevali of Iran.
