Kazakh wrestler claims bronze at Junior World Championships in Slovakia

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstan's freestyle wrestler Serik Bakhytkhanov (97 kg weight class) won a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships held in Slovakia, the Kazakhstan Wrestling Federation informs.

In the semifinals, the Kazakh athlete lost to an American wrestler. However, in the third-place match, Bakhytkhanov demonstrated brilliant wrestling skills and defeated his opponent from the Republic of Korea by a score of 12-8.

Earlier, Serik Bakhytkhanov secured victories over Orkhon Hasanov of Azerbaijan and Danila Stasyuk of Ukraine.