Nurkozha Kaipanov won the World Championship in non-Olympic weight classes in Tirana (Albania).
Our wrestler defeated Japanese Yoshinosuke Aoyagi in the final of the 70 kg weight category, who won the bronze medal of the U23 World Championship a few days ago in Tirana.
Kaipanov's path to the final:
1/16 finals 🇮🇱Mitchell Louis Finesilver 9:0
1/8 finals🇲🇩Nikolay Grahmez 14:2
1/4 finals 🇬🇪Akaki Kemertelidze 12:2
1/2 finals 🇹🇯Abdilmazhid Kudiev 13:2
Final. Yoshinosuke Aoyagi
Let's add that Kaipanov became the silver medalist of the World Championship in 2019 in Astana. And at the World Championships in 2022 and 2023, our compatriot lost to the Japanese wrestler and was left without medals.
Which of the Kazakhstani wrestlers won medals in this weight category?
2019. 🥈Nurkozha Kaipanov
2017. 🥉Akzhurek Tanatarov
2016. 🥈Nurlan Bekzhanov
Kazakhstan completed the World Championship in Tirana with three finals. Our team achieved the same result at the World Championship in 2019.

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