8 Kyrgyzstanis included in top 20 of World Wrestling Ranking

14:42, 10 февраля 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Ivan MARCHENKO

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Eight Kyrgyzstanis were included in the top 20 of the World Wrestling Ranking. Official website of the United World Wrestling reported.

The ranking includes three styles — Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Women’s Wrestling. Each of them has eight weight classes with the top 20 wrestlers in it.

Two Kyrgyzstanis- Arsen Eraliev (5^th place) and Kanybek Zholchubekov (10^th place) are included in Greco-Roman Wrestling ranking in the weight category of 59 kilograms. Ruslan Tsarev is the 15^th in the weight category of 71 kg. In the category of 75 kg, Esen Asanov took the 20^th place. Finally, Murat Ramonov also took the 15^th place in the weight of 130 kg.

As reported, Freestyle Wrestling ranking includes two Kyrgyzstanis. Elaman Dogdurbek uluu is the 4^th in the weight of 70 kg, and Magomed Musaev — 11^th in the weight of 97 kg. Women’s Wrestling ranking includes only one Kyrgyzstani — Aisuluu Tynybekova. She is the 5^th in the category of 58 kg.

The athletes were included in the ranking for their merits at the last few large tournaments. Elaman Dogdurbek uulu, for example, in December won bronze at the World Cup. Eraliev and Tynybekova became the 5^th at the Olympics.