Kazakhstan finishes 1st in team event at Asian MMA Championship

17:49, 30 July 2018

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The 5th Asian MMA Championship 2018 was held on July 27-29 in Harbin, China, in strict accordance with the rules of the World Mixed Martial Arts Association, the MMA Federation of Kazakhstan said.

The championship gathered the strongest Asian amateur fighters and was crowned with Kazakhstan's triumph in the team event.

The Kazakh fighters (8 male and 2 female) competed in the tournament and claimed three gold and five silver medals, as well as a bronze one.

Female athletes Nurzhamal Sadykova (52 kg weight division) and Akbobek Yergaliyeva (61 kg) won gold and silver, respectively.

As to the Kazakh male MMA fighters, Aslan Oraz (70.3 kg) and Nurniyaz Koshbayev (+93 kg) clinched gold medals. The silver medals were claimed by Talgat Zhumagaliyev (56.7 kg), Dastan Amangeldy (61.2 kg), Nurbek Kabdrakhmanov (65.8 kg), and Murad Abdurakhmanov (93 kg). Besides, it was Duman Balmukhanov (84 kg) who hauled the bronze medal.

Kazakhstan topped the team classification podium, while China and Kyrgyzstan came in second and third, respectively.

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