According to the results of the Asian wrestling championship among cadets under 17, which ended in Bishkek, Turkmen athletes won 4 medals: 1 gold and three bronze, reports the website “Turkmenistan: Golden Age”.
Alp Arslan Begenjov (weight category up to 65 kg) won the highest standard award in freestyle wrestling, Azimberdi Ashirkuliyev (up to 45 kg) and Parahat Atayev (up to 40 kg) won bronze, and Kakabay Kakabayev (up to 65 kg) won bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling.
The next set of medals at the Asian Championship in Bishkek will be played by wrestlers of an older age - up to 23 years old. In this age category, 13 athletes will represent Turkmenistan: 7 in Greco-Roman wrestling and 6 in freestyle.