Yerzhet Zharlykassyn propels to World Championships - Non-Olympic weight categories finals in Albania

Yerzhet Zharlykassyn of Kazakhstan advanced to the Greco-Roman finals of the World Championships - Non-Olympic weight categories in Tirana, Albania, Kazinform News Agency cites Olympic.kz.

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Kazakhstan’s Yerzhet Zharlykassyn defeated Sadyk Lalaev of Russia in the 63kg Greco-Roman category.

Today, October 29, he will be vying for the gold medal in the World Championships - Non-Olympic weight categories finals.

His next opponent is Nihat Mammadli of Azerbaijan.

Earlier, Rizabek Aitmukhan won a historic gold defeating Mahdi Morafah of Iran in the 97kg freestyle gold at the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania.