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Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler Nurkozha Kaipanov won the gold medal at the Asian Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Amman, winning the final, according to Olympic.kz.
In the decisive bout in the 74-kilogram weight category, Kaipanov was stronger than Orozobek Toktomambetov from Kyrgyzstan. The match ended with a score of 2-1 in favor of the Kazakhstani wrestler.
Last year, Kaipanov won the world championship in non-Olympic weight categories, becoming the best in the 70-kilogram division.
Nurkozha Kaipanov. ©️ olympic.kz
Another Kazakhstani wrestler, Bolat Sakayev, lost to Iranian Abolfazl Rahmani in the final and took the silver. The bout in the 86-kilogram weight category ended with the opponent winning with a score of 11-4.
Bolat Sakayev. ©️ olympic.kz
Azamat Dauletbekov, competing in the 92-kilogram weight category, won bronze at the Asian Championship. In the fight for third place, the Kazakh wrestler was stronger than Sherzod Poenov from Uzbekistan.
Azamat Dauletbekov. ©️ olympic.kz
Thus, the Kazakhstan national freestyle wrestling team has five medals at the Asian Championship in Amman. The day before, Rizabek Aitmukhan in the 97-kilogram weight category won second, and Rakhat Kalzhan, competing in the 57-kilogram weight category, won bronze.
