London-2012: Artur Taymazov heads to semifinal

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Two time Olympic Games Champion in freestyle wrestling in weight category of 120 kg Artur Taymazov reached semifinal of London Olympic Games.

In quarterfinals, he faced Iran’s Komeil Ghasemi. The sides cannot win point in the first period and the winner was determined in extra time. Taymazov clinched the point to win the first period.

The situation repeated in the second period and Taymanov won a point in extra time to advance to semifinal.

In next round, Artur Taymanov will face Tervel Ivaylov Dlagnev of the United States.