09/11/10 - Sattor Ergashev becomes sambo world champion

Дата публикации: Jan 19, 2012 3:35:0 PM

Photo (left to right): Shavkat Jurayev and Sattor Ergashev (by Muhammad Amin) Sambo world championship ended in Tashkent. Almost 500 athletes from some 40 countries participated in the event, organized with support of the International Amateur Sambo Federation (FIAS). Sattor Ergashev of Uzbekistan won the title of world champion in martial sambo in 52 kg category. He defeated Almas Suleymanov from Kazakhstan in the semifinal and Anatoly Stishak from Russia in the final. Other Uzbek wrestlers Eldor Gulomov and Zafar Rasulov won silver medals, while Ilhom Sotvoldiyev, Alisher Turayev, Furqat Ruziyev and Sardor Shovrikov won bronze. With one gold, two silver and four bronze medals, the representatives of Uzbekistan won the second place among all country teams. In sambo fights, Shavkat Jurayev won silver, Azamat Turdanov, Shuhrat Boboyev and Olim Khudoykulov won bronze medals. In women’s sambo, Ugiljon Ruzimetova, Sohiba Eshtemirova, Odiba Olladustova and Gulasal Khaidarova won bronze medals.

Wrestlers from Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Mongolia and Kazakhstan were also among gold medal winners of the world championship.

UzA, Bayram Aytmuradov, 8 November 2010, 20:18