Karaganda sambo wrestlers won three gold medals at the Asian and Oceania Championships

The team of Kazakhstan became the leader of the medal standings at the Asian and Oceania Championships in sports and combat sambo. Karaganda residents won three gold medals for the national team.

Athletes from 20 countries took part in the continental championship in Macau (China). Competitions among men and women were held in 28 weight categories.

According to the results of the tournament, the Kazakh team won gold with 26 medals (15-7-4), the Uzbek team took second place with 19 medals (8-1-10), and Turkmenistan took third place with 21 medals (2-6-13).

Three athletes from the Karaganda region performed at the championship. And they all became winners. Gold medals in sports sambo were won by Bolat Sapar (98 kg), Madina Yerzhan (80 kg) and Nietkhan Toleukhan in combat.

– This year we managed to take another step forward in the development and popularization of SAMBO by holding the Asian and Oceania Championships in such an East Asian region as Macau. The tournament was held at a high organizational level and became a real sports holiday for all participants: athletes, coaches, referees and, of course, the audience, – said the head of the Sambo Union of Asia and Oceania Alamjon Mullaev.

Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Karaganda region