Penza wrestler Ali Ilyasov took silver at the world championship

In Las Vegas (USA) is the world championship U-23 in wrestling. More than 600 athletes from 49 countries participate in the competition.

Ali Ilyasov, a pupil of the Penza KSSHOR, performed in the weight category up to 130 kg in Greco-Roman wrestling. On the way to the final, he won all three fights without giving opponents a single point. In the 1/8 finals, Ali beat the representative of Armenia - 9: 0, then defeated the wrestler from Azerbaijan with a score of 8: 0, and in the semifinals defeated Zhohar Uzarov from Kazakhstan - 5: 0. In the final bout, Penzen lost to Wenhao Zhiang from China with a score of 0: 5 and won a silver medal.

Results in the weight category up to 130 kg:

1st place – Wenhao Zhiang (China);

2nd place – Ali Ilyasov (Russia);

3rd place – Kevin Uspensky (Estonia) and Johar Uzarov (Kazakhstan).