Offsideplus.az presents  this interview:

- You won a bronze medal at the Individual World Cup, which ended yesterday in Belgrade, Serbia. First of all, it would be interesting to know their impressions ...

- When we came here, our goal was to wrestle and perform well. It doesn't matter if the medal is gold, silver or bronze.

- You played your first match in the tournament against Russian Hajimurad Rashidov. This match was eagerly awaited. Because your meeting with this opponent at the 2019 World Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan, ended in a scandal. How did you feel on the carpet?

- Of course, there were certain feelings. The most important thing is that I defeated the Russian world champion. Last year, the judges lost me to this opponent. This time I beat him very easily, in just one minute.

- How would you explain your inability to win a gold medal?

- You know that competitions have not been held for a long time. We did not have training camps. We have fallen far behind due to the coronavirus pandemic. I haven't wrestled for about a year. In my opinion, winning a bronze medal after a long time is a good indicator.

- The Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation has announced that you went to the bronze medal match with an injury ...

- Yes, I was injured in the quarterfinal match with the Kyrgyz athlete. I have a fracture in both ribs. I went to the semifinal match with an injury. Although I lost, I wrestled well. In order to participate in the match for the bronze medal, two patients were injected with painkillers. But it had almost no effect. Everyone saw that I was in pain during the meeting.

- Was your failure to attend the awards ceremony due to an injury or not sharing the same seat with the Armenian wrestler who won a gold medal?

- Of course, it was due to injury. Immediately after the meeting, I was hospitalized. I was examined there next time. In short, I won the last meeting by fighting. I am glad that I was not left without a medal. I believe that I will show better results in the Olympics.