Wrestler Vasile Diacon competed in the semifinals of the 2023 European Wrestling Championship in Zagreb after he defeated Slovakia’s Daniel Chomanic and Armenia’s Arman Andreasyan, who became European vice champion last year, IPN reports.

In the semifinals of the 70kg weight class, Diacon was beaten by Azerbaijan’s Haji Aliyev, who became Olympic vice champion in Tokyo in the 65 kg class. In the match for the bronze metal, he will fight against the winner of the pair Gianluca Talamo (Italy) - Kevin Henkel (Germany).

In the 65 kg class, Maxim Saculțan was eliminated in the 1/8 finals by Erik Arushanian of Ukraine.