Turkmen athletes won medals at the Asian Games in Kurash wrestling

Turkmen Kurash players won two medals of the XIX Summer Asian Games - silver and bronze. This is reported by turkmenportal.com.

The 19th Asian Summer Games 2023 began on September 23 in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, and will conclude on October 8. Kurash wrestling is a traditional Turkic wrestling sport. The competition takes place on mats in a standing position. In kurash, it is forbidden to wrestle while lying down, and the opponent can only be defeated with throws and underhooks.

Tedjen Tedjenov in the weight category over 90 kg became the winner of the silver medal of the Summer Asian Games in kurash wrestling. Ainur Amanova in the weight category up to 52 kg was awarded a bronze medal in the Turkmen national team in the kurash wrestling tournament in the program of the Asian Games-2023.