Turkmen athletes won 7 gold and 5 bronze medals at the Youth World Cup in kickboxing, which ended in Tashkent, reports the publication “Turkmenistan: Golden Age”.
The competition, held under the auspices of the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO), brought together more than 2,000 athletes from more than 40 countries. The tournament included competitions in seven disciplines in the ring and tatami, covering various kickboxing styles, including “full-contact”, “low-kick”, “kick-light” and K-1.
The following were awarded gold medals as part of the Turkmen national team: Akmyrat Akmyradov in the “full-contact” category, Kirill Voevodin in “low-kick”, Muhammetali Orazmuhammedov in “kick-light”, as well as Rasul Rustamov, Salamathan Baltayev, Nurmuhammet Jorayev and Serdar Bekenov in the K-1 category.
Bronze awards were won by: Rashit Geldimammedov in “low kick”, Hangeldi Atabayev in “kick-light”, as well as Guvanch Mahmudov, Guvanch Babayev and Ihlas Bayev in K-1.