Akim of the region Asain Baykhanov congratulated the champion of the World Martial Arts Games in grappling - Sarsen Zhetibayev

Akim of the region Asain Baykhanov congratulated the champion of the World Martial Arts Games in grappling - Sarsen Zhetibayev.

On October 21-24, 2023, the World Martial Arts Games in 16 sports were held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where more than 3,000 athletes from 80 countries took part. Kazakhstan was represented by 53 athletes in 9 sports.

The best in the 71 kg category was Pavlodar Sarsen Zhetibayev, who held 3 fights and became the first Kazakhstani Champion of the World Martial Arts Grappling Games. In the 1/4 finals, our countryman met with an opponent from Hungary, in 1/2 - from Ukraine and defeated an Uzbek athlete in the final.

The head of the region wished the athlete not to stop at the achieved result, to successfully perform at new upcoming international starts and presented a cash certificate for 500 thousand tenge. Also, a certificate for 300 thousand tenge was received by the coach who prepared the champion - Zairbek Abylkadyrov.

 

The press service of the akim of Pavlodar region

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