Turkmen freestyle wrestler Ziyamuhammet Saparov won a silver medal at the Asian Youth Championship among athletes under 23, which ended in Bishkek. The 22-year-old fourth-year student of the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports achieved this success in the weight category up to 125 kg, in which 5 athletes competed for medals.

The winner in this weight due to the fact that there were less than 6 wrestlers in it was determined according to the Nordic (circular) system, in which each participant had to fight four fights with each opponent.

Having won three victories - over Umid Juraev (Uzbekistan) - 11:0, Mohit Mohit (India) - 7:6, Arslanbek Turdubekov (Kyrgyzstan) - 7:2 and losing only to Alisher Yergali (Kazakhstan) - 4:15, Zyyamuhammet Saparov rose to the second step of the podium. Alisher Yergali from Kazakhstan became the champion of Asia in the heavyweight category. Closed the top three Indian athlete Mohit Mohit.

Ziyamuhammet Saparov is a three-time champion of Turkmenistan. In 2016, he excelled among the cadets at the Children of Asia Games in Yakutsk. The current success of Zyyamuhammet is rightfully shared by his mentor - the head coach of the national team of Turkmenistan in freestyle wrestling Yusup Meledzhaev.

The team of Turkmenistan at the Asian Youth Championship (U23) in freestyle wrestling was represented by 6 athletes. It is noteworthy that three of them - Mekan Mukhammedov (up to 61 kg), Arslan Amanmyradov (up to 70 kg) and Atamyrat Charlyev (up to 74 kg) - completed their performance one step away from the bronze medal, losing in the duel for 3rd place, respectively, to Alibeg Alibegov (Bahrain). ) - 0:10, Mustafo Akhmedov (Tajikistan) - 1:6 and Shyngys Mukhametkaliev (Kazakhstan) - 2:3.