Zhabrailov beat defending champion Suleyman Karadeniz of Turkey 6-4 in the men's under-97-kilogram freestyle final.

Victory for Zhabrailov offered Russia a modicum of revenge after Suleyman Atli defeated Nachyn Mongush in the under-57kg final.

The 6-5 victory gave Turkey's Atli a second European title in three years.

Russian Israil Kasumov beat Turan Bayramov of Azerbaijan 3-1 to win under-70kg gold, while compatriot Zagir Shakhiev was victorious 5kg down.

Shakhiev overcame Krzysztof Bienkowski of Poland 13-2.

In the day's only final with no Russian involvement, the Slovakian Akhsarbek Gulaev defeated Saifedine Alekma of France 2-1 in a tight, nervy encounter.

Russia's success extended beyond the finals today, with defending champion Artur Naifonov making it back to the under-86kg gold-medal match.

Three more - Abasgadzhi Magomedov at under-61kg, Magomed Kurbanov at under-92kg and under-125kg wrestler Sergei Kozyrev - also qualified for freestyle finals.

Georgia's defending champion in the latter division, Geno Petriashvili, lost to Turkey's Taha Akgül in the opening round in a rematch of the 2019 World Championship final.

Olympic champion Akgül will face Kozyrev tomorrow.

Another defending champion, Italian Frank Chamizo, lost in the under-74kg quarter-finals against Slovakian Tajmuraz Salkazanov, a bronze medallist at the World Championships in 2019 at a higher weight.