Tuvan Wrestler Winner at the International Tournament

   Newslab.ru
4 June 2007

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The winner of 120 kg category iin the Third All-Russian Freestyle Wrestling Tournament for the prizes of Buvaisar Saitiev, two-time Olympic champion, is Soyan Sonam from Tuva. Tuvan wrestlers used to be in the lead in the light categories and this victory came as a surprise.Krasnoyarsk wrestlers have won three golden medals. Andrei Maltsev and Stepan Yeremeyev took the first places in the weight categories of 100 and 58 kg. Vusal Mustafaev of Azerbaijan and Tomur Oorzhak of the Republic of Tuva were second respectively.

Artem Rogulin took gold in 69 kg by beating Kyrgyzstan's Azat Donbaev. In 42 kg category the gold was won by Nodirzhon Safarov of Uzbekistan followed by Narmandor Lukhogormal (Mongolia). The first in 46 kg was Uzbekistan's Maruf Nurillaev who beat Badbayar Boyarsaikhak of Mongolia in the final fight. Krasnoyaresk Maxim Nadeyev was beaten by Kazakhstan's Berik Daulbaev in 50 kg category. Bair Renchinov of the Aginsk Buryat Autonomous Area won gold in 54 kg followed by Tajikistan's Rouslan Islangiriiev.

Uzbekistan's Alishokh Bokhitov beat Israikh Kasumov of Krasnoyarsk in 63 kg competition. Chechen Salambek Kadymagamev won gold in 76 kg category beating Krasnoyarsk Uslim Bogatyrev. Uzbekistan's Akromzhon Rakhimov was first in the category of 85 kg. His rival Aaron Melkonyan of Armenia took the second place.




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