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ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Greco-Roman wrestlers have secured two gold medals at the U23 World Wrestling Championships on Oct. 14 in Las Vegas, with Aibek Aitbekov and Yusuf Ashrapov winning their finals and Temirlan Turdakyn advancing to the title bout.
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Aitbekov claimed the title in the 60-kilogram category, defeating Azerbaijan’s Elmir Aliyev, the reigning U23 world champion, in the final. En route to gold, the Kazakh wrestler also defeated Russia’s Alibek Amirov, Japan’s Seima Tokuharu, and Ukraine’s Yevhen Pokovba.
The victory adds to Aitbekov’s achievements this year, having previously won the U23 Asian Championship, according to the National Olympic Committee.
Ashrapov secured Kazakhstan’s second gold medal in the 72-kilogram category, defeating Armenia’s Gaspar Terteryan in the final.
The two victories have strengthened Kazakhstan’s Greco-Roman wrestling performance at the United States competition.
Turdakyn advances to gold medal bout
Turdakyn reached the final in the 87-kilogram category after defeating Russia’s Alexander Krikukha in the semifinals. He will face Iran’s Yasin Ali Yazdi for the gold medal.
With Turdakyn through to the final, Kazakhstan can add another title to its two gold medals at the U23 world championships.
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