Sambo wrestlers Nikita Kletskov, Uali Kurzhev and Sheikh-Mansur Khabibulaev won gold at the World Cup day at the World SAMBO Championships in Uzbekistan. This was reported by the Lenta.ru correspondent.
Nikita Kletskov (in the weight category up to 71 kilograms) and Uali Kurzhev (up to 79 kilograms) won gold in sports sambo competitions. Silver was won by Sergei Ryabov, who competed in the weight category up to 88 kilograms. Anastasia Khomyachkova won the bronze medal among women. In combat sambo, Sheikh-Mansur Khabibulaev became the world champion.
The Russian national team is leading in the medal standings of the world championship. Domestic sambists have won 13 medals: four gold, five silver and four bronze medals. The Russian team is ahead of Kahastan. The third place is taken by the national team of Uzbekistan.
The World Championship is held in Tashkent. The tournament will run until November 14.