Two Kazakhstanis become world wrestling champions on the same day

Both finals took place on the morning of October 14 Kazakhstan time.

Aitbekov reached the final in the 60-kilogram category and defeated Azerbaijan’s Elmir Aliyev 14:3, while Ashrapov beat Armenia’s Gaspar Terteryan 4:3 in the 72-kilogram category.

The last time a Kazakhstani wrestler won gold at the U23 Greco-Roman Wrestling World Championships was three years ago. At the tournament in Tirana, Albania, Sultan Assetuly became champion in the 67-kilogram category. Kazakhstan had no other U23 champions in Greco-Roman wrestling.

As a reminder, the senior Wrestling World Championships will be held in Astana from October 24 to November 1.

At the Asian Games in Japan, Kazakhstan’s wrestlers failed to win a single gold medal but earned one silver and six bronze medals.