Turkmen wrestler wins gold medal at Asian Championship

Turkmen freestyle wrestler Ziyamukhammed Saparov won a gold medal at the Asian Youth Wrestling Championship that ended on June 18 in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan).
The athlete, performing in the weight category up to 130 kg, in the final bout defeated his counterpart from Kazakhstan Abylai Sovet.
The bronze medalists in this weight category were Namoz Abdurashidov from Uzbekistan and Bali Sow from Cambodia.
Earlier, the Turkmen Greco-Roman wrestler Aybegshazada Kurraev was awarded a bronze medal in the same weight category. As part of the tournament, Aybegshazada reached the semifinals, where he lost to Dzhokhar Uzarov from Uzbekistan.
The Asian Youth Championship (U-23), which started on June 13, brought together about 450 athletes from more than 30 countries. The national team of Turkmenistan was represented by 24 athletes at this tournament.

source: orient news