09:34, 22 September 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency, by Ivan MARCHENKO
Kyrgyzstan wins 30 medals at Asian Games
09:34, 22 September 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency, by Ivan MARCHENKO
Kyrgyzstan already has won 30 medals at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, continuing in Ashgabat. Official site of the competition reported.
Within the framework of the Asian Games, competitions in two types of wrestling: Kazakh kuresh and pakhlavani took place on September 21. Three out of six Kyrgyzstanis reached the podium.
Tilek Kuralov was closest to gold, who competed at the tournament in Kazakh kuresh in the weight category over 90 kilograms. In the quarterfinals, he defeated the Indian, then defeated the Mongol, and in the finals could not cope with the Kazakh. As a result, he has silver medal.
Mirlan Eraliev (up to 70 kg) won bronze. Aidarbek Aytiev (up to 70 kg) won bronze, performing at the tournament in pakhlavani.
According to the results of five days of the Asian Games, the national team of Kyrgyzstan has two gold, 10 silver and 18 bronze medals. The country is on the 15th place in the medal standings. The games will end on September 27.