At the World Championship in non-Olympic sports — junior armwrestling — taking place in Delhi (India), Kyrgyzstan's youth national team has posted strong results. According to the source, the team has so far won 2 gold, 6 silver and 1 bronze medals.
Results at the World Armwrestling Championship
Zhanara Tokonova, a student at the Mamytov secondary school in the village of Ak-Bulak, has become a world champion. In the under-55 kg weight category she demonstrated excellent preparation, winning one gold and one silver medal for bouts with both her right and left arm.
Medals of Kyrgyzstan's youth national team
In addition, Diana Tereshchenko, a student at the M. Zhusupov secondary school, who competed in the under-45 kg category, added 1 silver and 1 bronze medal to the country's team tally.
Scale and preparation
The competition in Delhi, India, brought together more than 1,500 athletes from 65 countries and will run from October 26 to November 6. The young athletes were trained by coach Talant Shadybaev, who has previously raised several world champions among teenagers and youth.
