Ermaganbet Bulekpayev met with the winners of the Asian Wrestling Championship

Akim of Karaganda region met with wrestlers Ibrahim Magomedov, Elmira Syzdykova and Almat Kebispayev and congratulated them on their excellent performance at the Asian Championship. The athletes and their coaches were presented with letters of thanks and cash certificates.

400 strongest athletes from 24 countries participated in the Asian Wrestling Championship. 10 sets of medals were awarded in each type of wrestling. Despite the tough competition, Karaganda athletes added two gold and one bronze medals to the treasury of the National team of Kazakhstan.

The champions were Elmira Syzdykova and Ibrahim Magomadov. Almat Kebispayev won the fight for the third place.

At the same time, the master of sports of international class in Greco-Roman wrestling Ibrahim Magomadov in the competition among the "classics" brought the only gold medal to the team of Kazakhstan. He won in the weight up to 72 kilograms. The athlete is coached by Zharmukhanbet Urikbayev.

– We were very happy when we learned that the championship will be held in Kazakhstan. We have been preparing harder, because we cannot perform badly at home and we must definitely represent our country with dignity. I managed to win. I have been going for such a serious and important victory for a long time. We plan to prepare for the World Cup, which will be held in September," Ibrahim Magomadov said.

Bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games in women's wrestling, multiple medalist of Asian championships and international tournaments Elmira Syzdykova met her long-time rival Ayperi Medetkyzy from Kyrgyzstan on the carpet. And this time the Karaganda woman in the weight of 76 kg became the best. Elmira's coach Vladislav Sutormin says that his pupil got the victory thanks to great diligence.

– Today, our region has created some of the best conditions for the development of sports. All the halls are open for us," Vladislav Sutormin said. – This year there are two status tournaments – the World Cup and the Asian Games. The first five licenses for the Olympic Games – 2024 will be played at the World Championship.

Multiple World Championship medalist, two-time Asian champion Almat Kebispayev won the bronze award in the weight up to 67 kg. His coach is Nurlan Alzhanov.

Ermaganbet Bulekpayev noted the high desire of Karaganda athletes to win.

– At the Asian Championship, our region was represented by three athletes, and all three won prizes. Congratulations to you! In particular, thanks to you, the national team of Kazakhstan got the third place.