Silver and two bronzes: Kazakhstan replenished the piggy bank for the U23 World Cup

Kazakh wrestlers of Greco-Roman style won three more medals at the World Youth Championship (U23) in Las Vegas, the Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan reports

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Published Oct 17, 2026

Silver and two bronzes: Kazakhstan replenished the piggy bank for the U23 World Cup

The closest to gold came Temirlan Turdakin in weight up to 87 kg. He made it to the final, but there lost to the Iranian Yasin Ali Yazdi and received silverware.

Bronze in the team added Arsen Zhuma (up to 55 kg) and Dzhokhar Uzarov (up to 130 kg).

Earlier, U23 world champions were Aybek Aitbekov (up to 60 kg) and Yusuf Ashrapov (up to 72 kg).

Now the Kazakh Greco-Romans have five medals of the tournament: two gold, one silver and two bronzes.

Source: Московский комсомолец ↗

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