At the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, United States, Kazakh athletes won two gold medals in a single competition day for the first time in history, infohub.kz reports.
The first sets of medals were awarded in five Greco-Roman weight divisions. Kazakhstan was represented in two finals.
Aibek Aitbekov advanced to the decisive bout in the 60-kilogram weight class. In the final, he defeated Azerbaijan's Elmir Aliyev 13-4.
Yusuf Ashrapov wrestled for gold in the 72-kilogram category. In the decisive matchup, he proved stronger than Armenia's Gaspar Terteryan, winning 4-3.
Thus, for the first time in history, Kazakhstan's Greco-Roman wrestling team has claimed two gold medals at the youth world championships. Previously, the only title holder was Sultan Assetuly, who won in 2023.
On the first medal day, Nurasyl Amanaly also competed for a medal, but lost his bronze-medal bout in the 97-kilogram weight class. Tolegen Amirkhanov (67 kilograms) and Dias Kaltay (82 kilograms) did not advance to the final segment of the competition.