MINSK, 3 October (BelTA) – Belarusian wrestlers Varvara Aliseyenka and Anastasiya Kavalchuk won gold medals in wrestling at the 3rd CIS Games, BelTA has learned.
Varvara Aliseyenka claimed gold in the women’s -61kg category. During the tournament, Varvara defeated Russia’s Sofia Chernaya, Azerbaijan’s Fidan Babayeva, Uzbekistan’s Laylo Orazboeva, and Kyrgyzstan’s Akylai Chynybaeva. Anastasiya Kavalchuk dominated the -40 kg category, overpowering Uzbekistan’s Jasmina Pirmamatova for the gold. Belarus’ Darya Nahornaya captured bronze in the -46 kg category, while Anastasia Kezhun (-53 kg) took fifth place.
Karate competitions also kicked off on 3 October, with Belarus’ Maksim Kashyrsky taking bronze in the men’s -60 kg category. After winning half of his group stage fights, he suffered a close semifinal loss to Kazakhstan’s Darkhan Timraliyev.
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