Kyrgyz athletes win three medals in er enish at Nomad Games
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- Kyrgyz athletes won one gold and two silver medals on the opening day of er enish at the 6th World Nomad Games.
- Competitors from eight countries took part in three weight classes at the Kok-Boru arena in Cholpon-Ata.
- Kyrgyzstan won gold in the under-80-kilogram class and silver in the under-60 and under-70-kilogram classes.
Kyrgyzstan collected three medals on the first day of er enish competition at the 6th World Nomad Games, including one gold and two silver medals.
The contests took place on Sept. 2 at the Kok-Boru arena in Cholpon-Ata. Nineteen athletes from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Uzbekistan, the United States, Romania and Hungary competed in three weight categories: under 60, 70 and 80 kilograms.
Kyrgyz competitors finished second in the under-60 and under-70-kilogram categories, behind athletes from Kazakhstan. In the under-80-kilogram class, Kyrgyzstan won gold and Kazakhstan took silver. Athletes from Uzbekistan and Mongolia won the bronze medals.
Prize money is set at 100,000 soms for gold medalists, 80,000 soms for silver medalists and 60,000 soms for bronze medalists.
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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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