Nurkanat Serikbayev of Kazakhstan reaches 2023 Judo Grand Slam final

TASHKENT. KAZINFORM – Kazakh athlete Nurkanat Serikbayev has reached the final of the 2023 Judo Grand Slam tournament taking place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Kazinform cites the country’s National Olympic Committee.

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The Kazakhstani won over Lukhumi Chkhvimiani of Georgia in the semifinal bout. Nurkanat is to take on Korean judoka Kim Won-jin in the 60kg bout in the final of the tournament.

The 2023 Judo Grand Slam tournament is to run through March 5 in Tashkent.

Earlier it was reported Kazakhstan is to hold IJF Grand Slam tournaments from 2023 to 2026.