Nikita Melnikov, Masters student from the School of Physical Education, Sports, and Tourism won the second place at the World Cup in Greco-Roman Wrestling in Tehran (Iran) on February 20th, 2015.
The Russian team competed with Azerbaijani wrestlers in the final fight. Nikita Melnikov's opponent in the weight class of 98 kg was Orkhan Nuriyev. The score was 5:0. The Russian team lost the first place to the team from Azerbaijan with the score of 17:18.
«Azerbaijani wrestlers have always been strong opponents. I had to prepare a lot before the competition and it was a difficult fight», — Nikita Melnikov says.
«Azerbaijani wrestlers have always been strong opponents. I had to prepare a lot before the competition and it was a difficult fight»
Nikita has gold medals from the World Championship, Russian Championship, Universiade, and World Cup.
SibFU's Public Relations Office, 26 february 2015
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