Kazakh Muai Thai team wins World Cup in Yalta
ASTANA. October 21. KAZINFORM - Five gold and three silver medals were won by the Kazakh Muai Thai fighters at the Martial Arts World Cup in Yalta (Ukraine), Vesti.kz reports.
Kazakhstan was represented by nine athletes, eight of them managed to reach the final fights. Rustem Akzhanov, Darkhan Kahiev, Kemal Nurym, Didar Bolatov and Ishan Galiyev have become the winners of the competition. Rasul Manapov, Assylbek Baltabay and Erlan Abylgazin have got silver medals.
The competition was held for the 13th time. In addition to Muai Thai, the event was participated by the sportsmen of combat sambo, kung fu, karate and other kinds of martial arts.
Kazakh Muai Thai team took the first place owing to the five gold medals. The World Cup was attnded by the athletes from Ukraine, Russia, Uzbekistan and Moldova.