Four Uzbek freestyle wrestlers advance to the finals at the 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships

Uzbekistan’s wrestlers are participating successfully at the 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

In the first day events of Men’s Freestyle, four Uzbek wrestlers gained a spot in the finals as only one was defeated in semifinals at the Kozhomkul Sports Palace today.

Makhmudjon Shavkatov faces Kang Kum-song of DPR Korea, while his compatriot Rashid Kurbanov competes with Iranian Ezzatollah Akbari.

2016 Rio Olympic Games bronze medalist Ikhtiyor Navruzov struggles with Korean Lee Seung-bong and Asian Champion Magomed Ibragimov contests with Iranian Mojtaba Goleij.