Kazakhstan's national team has won two gold medals at the U23 World Wrestling Championships taking place in Las Vegas, USA. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
In the 72 kg weight category, Yusuf Ashrapov started the competition with confident victories and met Gaspar Terteryan of Armenia in the final. In a closely contested bout, Yusuf won 4:3 and became the U23 world champion.
In the 60 kg weight category, Aibek Aitbekov also defeated all his opponents and secured a gold medal. In the semifinal, Aibek beat Ukraine's Yevhen Pokovba 5:4, and in the final for gold he faced Azerbaijan's Elmir Aliyev. In the decisive bout, our compatriot prevailed 13:4 and became world champion.
Thus, Kazakhstan's team added two gold medals to its tally at the U23 World Championships in Las Vegas. The tournament report notes that two Kazakh wrestlers became gold medalists at the U23 World Championships.