The first day of tournament of "A.Medved" brought to the Dagestan team two "gold" and one "bronze".
In weight to 60 kg two pupils of Khasavyurt school rose by a pedestal Olympic — Rustam Abdurashidov and Abakar Abasgadzhiyev. They met with each other in a semi-final, and there was Abdurashidov who then in an intense final duel won against strong American James Kennedy (1:0, 0:7, 1:0-clinch) more strongly, and Abasgadzhiyev in fight for "bronze" overcame Belarusian Andrey Komara (1:0, 2:0).
Resident of Kaspiysk Gadzhi Abdulayev (66 kg) who trains recently under the leadership of Anwar Magomedgadzhiyev at school of G. Gamidov, in the ending surpassed Ukrainian Arsene Edigarov (3:2, 1:1, 3:1). Thus, from four Dagestan fighters coming to a carpet in the first day, without a medal there was only Shamil Osmanov who has left tournament after the second fight.
In two categories Belarusian Vladislav Andreev (55 kg) and American Jordan Barrows (74 kg) became winners today.
Tomorrow, on March 2, in the man's section of tournament in Minsk prizes in categories to 84, 96 and 120 kg will be played. Dagestan this day will be represented Habib Abdullaev, Dauren Kurugliyev (they are 84 kg), by Magomedkamil Guseynov (96 kg) and Gadzhimurad Murtuzaliyev (120 kg).
Arip IBRAGIMOV
Technical results
"A.Medved's" Grand Prix. Minsk. March 1
55 kg. 1 . Vladislav Andreev (Belarus); 2 . Stepan Sarkomov (Yakutia); 3 . Magomedrasul Magomedov (Russia) and Nodirzhon Safarov (Uzbekistan).
60 kg. 1 . Rustam Abdurashidov (Dagestan); 2 . James Kennedy (USA); 3 . Abakar Abasgadzhiyev (Dagestan) and Nyurgun Skryabin (Yakutia).
66 kg. 1 . Gadzhi Abdullaev (Dagestan); 2 . Arsene Edigarov (Ukraine); 3 . Simeon Radulov (Ukraine) and Ruslan Pliyev (Uzbekistan).
74 kg. 1 . Jordan Barrows (USA); 2 . Dmitry Rochnyak (Ukraine); 3 . Mahomed Zubairov (Moscow) and Alibek Akbayev (Karachay-Cherkessia).