Kazakhstani Temirlan Kolbay won a gold medal at the World Sambo Championships in the +98 kilogram weight category, Sports.kz reports with reference to the Qazsport Instagram.
In the final, Kolbai defeated the Mongolian athlete Purevdorj Damdinsuren.
470 athletes compete in the tournament and 28 athletes defend the honor of the country, the publication reports.
It should be noted that this year, for the first time, a combat sambo competition among women was included and a tournament for athletes with visual impairments.
From 8 to 10 November at the championship in the capital's martial arts palace named after Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov 31 sets of awards will be drawn.
