Kyrgyzstan wins three er enish medals at World Nomad Games
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- Kyrgyz athletes won one gold and two silver medals in er enish on the opening day of competition at the VI World Nomad Games.
- Nineteen athletes from eight countries competed in three weight categories at Kok-Boru Arena in Cholpon-Ata.
- Kazakhstan won the other two gold-medal contests, while Uzbekistan and Mongolia took bronze medals.
Kyrgyz athletes opened the er enish competition at the VI World Nomad Games with three medals: one gold and two silver.
The first day of competition took place on September 2 at Kok-Boru Arena in Cholpon-Ata. Nineteen athletes from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Uzbekistan, the United States, Romania and Hungary competed in weight categories up to 60, 70 and 80 kilograms.
Kyrgyz competitors finished second in the up-to-60-kilogram and up-to-70-kilogram categories, behind athletes from Kazakhstan. In the up-to-80-kilogram category, a Kyrgyz athlete won gold and a Kazakhstani competitor took silver. Athletes from Uzbekistan and Mongolia won bronze medals.
The winners will receive 100,000 soms each. Silver medalists will receive 80,000 soms, and bronze medalists 60,000 soms.
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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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