From February 25 to March 1, the second ranking tournament in sports wrestling, Muhamet Malo-2026, took place in Tirana, the capital of Albania. The tournament featured 28 athletes from Kyrgyzstan competing in three disciplines: freestyle, women's, and Greco-Roman wrestling, according to information from the press service of the State Agency for Physical Culture and Sports of the Kyrgyz Republic.
As a result of the competitions, Kyrgyz wrestlers managed to win 9 medals.
Freestyle Wrestling:
Ernazar Akmataliev won the gold medal in the under 70 kg category;
Orozobek Toktomambetov secured silver in the under 74 kg weight category;
Zalkarbek Tabaldiev received the bronze medal.
All four Kyrgyz female athletes in women's wrestling placed in the top three:
Aiperi Medet kyzy won the gold medal in the under 76 kg category;
Nurzat Nurtayeva and Meerim Jumaanazarova received silver medals in the under 72 kg and under 68 kg categories, respectively;
Gulnur Tashtanbekova won the bronze medal in the under 65 kg category.
Greco-Roman Wrestling:
Razak Beyshkeev became the bronze medalist in the under 72 kg category;
Uzur Jusupbekov also won a bronze medal in the under 97 kg weight category.
