Turkmen karate players won 9 medals at the CA Championship

Turkmen athletes managed to win 9 medals - 4 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze - at the Central Asian traditional karate championship held in Almaty. This is reported by the Internet edition "Turkmenistan: the Golden Age."

In total, about 300 athletes from 5 countries took part in the competition. They competed for medals in the disciplines of kata and kumite in different weight categories. Turkmenistan was represented at the tournament by 12 athletes.

Gold medals were won by Ikhlas Annagurbanov, Ibragim Shagulyev, Nurgeldi Annagurbanov and Selim Myratdurdyev. Silver medals were awarded to Serdar Bayryev, Yagmyrmyrat Sakhetmyradov and Gurbannazar Hummedov. Yunus Muhammetgulyev and Myratbek Baltaev became bronze medalists.
Turkmenistan came third in the medal standings.

Preparation of karateka for the tournament was carried out by the head coach of the national team Dovlet Berdiyev, as well as Kemal Ataev, Diyar Hodjaev and Eymur Mademinov.