Namaste Kurash!

The X Senior Asian Kurash Championship took place in Pune, India, between 20th and 25th March.

 

In the biggest event of the calendar of the Kurash Confederation of Asia-Oceania (KCAO), Kurash players from more than 20 countries of the continent have attended. The Kurash event presented extremely intense and dramatic matches and will be remembered by these characters.

At the beginning of the competitions, the opening ceremony was held.

At the ceremony, the melodies and dances of the Indian and Uzbek artists presented the true festive mood of friendship, peace and harmony.

More than 200 Kurash players in 15 weight categories came onto carpet to compete. At the end of the competitions, winners from 8 countries of the continent took the podium.

The men's and women's teams of Uzbekistan have earned the highest results.

The team members won 10 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze medals in total. Iran and Turkmenistan teams ended the tournament with 2nd and 3rd best results, respectively. Vietnam, Chinese Taipei and India teams also occupied higher positions.

In August-September of current year, the first Summer Asian Games in Indonesia will include Uzbek Kurash as an official competition”- said the first vice-president of the International Kurash Association, President of the Indian Kurash Association, Jagdish Tytler. This championship was a unique preparation for Kurash players. That is why every single competition was very uncompromising. This indicates the fact that the Uzbek Kurash is gaining prestige in the international arena”.

See the full list of the winners and the photos of the Kurash competitions, below.

 

KURASH Female-48kg 
Gold VIE Do Thu Ha
Silver VIE To Thi Trang
Bronze IND Mathew Poorva Kanjira
Bronze IND Anita Tammanna Tukkar

KURASH Female-52kg 
Gold UZB Sulaymanova Gulnor
Silver TPE HONG, Zi-Ling
Bronze IND Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav
Bronze IND Pincky Balhara

KURASH Female-57kg 
Gold UZB Allanazarova Amangul
Silver TPE YEH, Lian
Bronze IND Pratishtha Malhotra
Bronze VIE Le Thi Tinh

KURASH Female-63kg 
Gold UZB Abdumalikova Mukhlisa
Silver UZB Shermetova Dildor
Bronze TKM Gulshat Nasyrova
Bronze TPE HUANG, Shih-Han

KURASH Female-70kg 
Gold TKM Mariya Lohova
Silver UZB Urazboeva Adibakhoy
Bronze IRI Mahtab Baghcieghi
Bronze VIE Nguyen Thi Lan

KURASH Female-78kg 
Gold UZB Matniyazova Gulnoza (Best Female Player)
Silver TPE YANG, Hsien-Tzu
Bronze IRI Zahra Bagheri
Bronze IND Jyoti Tokas

KURASH Female-87kg 
Gold UZB Yuldoshova Rakhima
Silver IND Harpeet Kaur
Bronze IND Nausheen Quadri

KURASH Female+87kg 
Gold IND Tulika Maan
Silver UZB Ilmatova Rinata
Bronze VIE Do Thi Hoai Uyen
Bronze VIE Tran Thi Thanh Thuy

KURASH Male-60kg 
Gold UZB Amrulloyev Farid
Silver TKM Shamuhammet Kurbanov
Bronze IND Rahul
Bronze IND Rohit

KURASH Male-66kg 
Gold UZB Buriyev Ruslan
Silver UZB G’aybulloyev Maruf
Bronze TKM Marat Orazov
Bronze AFG Mohammad Yuosuf Shuaib

KURASH Male-73kg 
Gold UZB Abrayev Davlat
Silver IND Vikas Kharab
Bronze IND Jithinkumar Vasantha
Bronze TPE KAO, Shiuan

KURASH Male-81kg 
Gold IRI Elyas Aliakbari
Silver IRI Omid Taztak
Bronze UZB Turayev Temurkhon
Bronze TKM Dayanch Omirov

KURASH Male-90kg 
Gold IRI Mohanemad Malekmohammadimemar
Silver IRI Ghasem Ahadivaranlou
Bronze AFG Ajmal Ishaq Zai
Bronze KOR Kim Mim-Gyu

KURASH Male-100kg 
Gold UZB Jurayev Ilkhom
Silver TKM Hudayberdi Jumayev
Bronze AFG Mohammad Haroon Kunda
Bronze TKM Dayanch Taganov

KURASH Male+100kg 
Gold UZB Khisomiddinov Mukhsin
Silver UZB Turayev Nurbek
Bronze IND Hritiik Solanki
Bronze IND Sagar Ashok Gaikwad

KURASH Male+90kg 
Gold IRI Jafar Phahlevanijaghargh (Best Male Player)
Silver IRI Mohammad Ali Zakerikhalfbadam
Bronze IND PARIKSHIT KUMAR
Bronze TPE LEE, Po-Yen

 

26 March 2018