Aytjan Khalmakhanov is the world champion after 24 years

Aitjan Khalmakhanov from Uzbekistan achieved a historic victory at the World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. He won the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in the -63 kg weight category, defeating Chung Han-Jee of Korea in the final.

This achievement became the first gold medal won by Uzbek Greco-Roman wrestlers at world championships in the last 24 years.

According to the results of the competition, the Uzbekistan national team returned with a total of five medals:

• Gold: Aitzhan Khalmakhanov (63 kg, Greco-Roman wrestling)
• Silver: Alisher Ganiev (60 kg, Greco-Roman wrestling)
• Bronze: Gulomjon Abdullayev (57 kg, freestyle wrestling)
• Bronze: Umidjon Jalolov (65 kg, freestyle wrestling)
• Bronze: Abdulla Aliyev (72 kg, Greco-Roman wrestling)

Charos Zarqarayeva

Editor of «ZAMIN.UZ»