MAKHACHKALA, June 8 – RIA Dagestan. Dagestani freestyle wrestler Askhab Saadulaev has won the UWW international ranking tournament "Ulaanbaatar Open" in the capital of Mongolia.
In the final of the up to 92 kg weight category, the athlete defeated Azamat Dauletbekov of Kazakhstan, a World Championships medalist and multiple Asian champion with a score of 6:3. Earlier in the tournament, Saadulaev achieved victories over Mongolian wrestlers Ganbat Tserenpuntsag and Bat-Erdene Byambasuren.
Dagestani wrestler records a second successive tournament win in Ulaanbaatar. In the under-86 kg class, Olympic gold medalist Magomed Ramazanov of the Bulgarian national squad took silver. He advanced strongly to the final in his first competitive appearance after a long interval, though an injury ultimately ruled him out of the championship bout.