Asian Wrestling Championship: Zholaman Sharshenbekov wins gold

Kyrgyzstani Zholaman Sharshenbekov won a gold medal at the Asian Championships held in Bishkek. UWW website reports.

He started from the 1/8 finals in the weight category up to 60 kilograms. He defeated three athletes from Indonesia, Uzbekistan and Iran.

In the final, the Kyrgyzstani defeated Kaito Inaba from Japan — 11:0.

The day before, Akzhol Makhmudov won a silver medal at the Asian Wrestling Championship, Erlan Manatbekov (up to 130 kg) and Ulan Muratbek uulu (up to 55 kg) won bronze medals.