1 8 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁and ▁senior ▁career ▁G ad zh im ur ad ▁R ash id ov ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁G ub den ▁village , ▁D ag est an . ▁He ▁started ▁to ▁train ▁in ▁wrest ling ▁at ▁ 6 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁under ▁his ▁father ▁Gaz ig and ▁R ash id ov . ▁The ▁first ▁medal ▁he ▁won ▁at ▁ 6 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁wrest ling ▁tournament ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁those ▁killed ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁neighbor ing ▁village ▁G ur bu ki . ▁After ▁finished ▁ ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Kas pi y sk ▁and ▁started ▁train ▁in ▁Kur am ag omed ov ' s ▁wrest ling ▁a cademy . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁notable ▁performance ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁European ▁Nations ▁Cup ▁where ▁he ▁claimed ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁ 5 7   kg . ▁Furthermore , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁European ▁champion ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁World ▁Championships ▁runner - up ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁After ▁winning ▁bronze ▁in ▁the ▁Golden ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Ivan ▁Y ary gin ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁( 5 7   kg ), ▁R ash id ov ▁was ▁named ▁Wrest ler ▁of ▁the ▁Month ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁March ) ▁of ▁D ag est an . ▁ ▁In ▁national ▁compet itions ▁the ▁Russian ▁won ▁bronze ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁triumph ed ▁in ▁his ▁country .