Rizabek Aitmukhan became the winner of the World Wrestling Championship (U23), which took place in the Albanian capital Tirana.

The athlete of the Olympic Wrestling Training Center, a member of the national team defeated the Iranian opponent Mahdi Muharamali Morafa in the final in the weight up to 97 kg. Report:

Thus, Rizabek became the first Kazakh wrestler to win gold at the World Championship in 3 age categories. Recall that last year Rizabek became the world champion among adults (weight up to 92 kg) in Belgrade, and this year he became the world champion among wrestlers under 20 (weight up to 97 kg) in the city of Pontevedra.

The 22-year–old Mahdi is a silver medalist at the World Junior Championships (2021).

Our compatriot had 3 fights yesterday, in the first one – Callum William Knock (Canada), then Vladislav Kozlov (neutral athlete). And in the semifinals he was ahead of Shamil Imam Hajaliyev.

This is the end of the under-23 wrestling competition in Tirana. The Kazakh team summed up the results of the competition with 1 gold medal.