Kazakh freestyle wrestler Nurkozha Kaipanov claimed silver at the World Championships in Astana. In the final of the 74-kilogram weight class, he faced Russian athlete Inalbek Sheriev, infohub.kz reports.
The decisive bout ended in a 10:4 victory for Sheriev, leaving the Kazakh national team member with second place at the home world championships.
The medal is the fourth of Kaipanov's career at world championships. He first reached the world podium in 2019 in Astana, where he took silver in the 70-kilogram category.
In 2024, the athlete achieved the biggest success of his career, winning the world title at the tournament in Tirana, Albania. A year later, at the world championships in Zagreb, Croatia, he added a bronze medal to his collection.
All three of Kaipanov's previous medals came in the 70-kilogram weight class. The silver in Astana marks his first world championship medal at 74 kilograms.