Representatives of the Ministry of Defense: Corporal Nurkozha Kaipanov (74 kg) earned a silver medal at the World Freestyle Wrestling Championship, while Sergeant Aidyn Sultangali (60 kg) and Corporal Bagdat Sabaz (67 kg) received bronze medals in Greco-Roman wrestling.
In his opening match in the weight category up to 74 kg, Nurkozha Kaipanov left Kosovo's Egzon Honi with no chance of victory, finishing the bout with a score of 10:0. In the next match, he proved his superiority over Azerbaijan's Turan Bayramov – 4:0. In the quarterfinal, the Kazakh wrestler confidently defeated Tajikistan's Viktor Rassadin – 11:0.
In the semifinal bout against Japanese wrestler Yoshinosuke Aoyagi, the CSKA athlete won with a score of 3:1. In the decisive match, Nurkozha Kaipanov lost to Russia's Inalbek Sheriev with a score of 4:10.
Thus, having won one silver and two bronze medals at the world championship, the army wrestlers contributed to strengthening Kazakhstan's sporting authority.
Recall that the World Wrestling Championship in Astana brought together about 900 athletes from 135 countries.
