Results of the Pahlavani and Koresh Competitions

On 5 September the Gazprom sports and fitness centre hosted the traditional wrestling events of the VI World Nomad Games — pahlavani and Tatar koresh.

Athletes from 32 countries competed in Tatar koresh in the over-100 kg category. Athletes from 36 countries competed in pahlavani in the over-90 kg category.

Koresh winners:

1. Radik Salakhov (Russia)
2. Bayaman Myktybekov (Kyrgyzstan)
3. Mersad Shaheri (Iran)

Pahlavani winners:

1. Joozegani Mostafa Taghani (Iran)
2. Seitek Dogdurbek uulu (Kyrgyzstan)
3. Bat-Orshikh Batsuuri (Mongolia)

Winners and medallists received cash prizes:

• 1st place — 100,000 soms;
• 2nd place — 80,000 soms;
• 3rd place — 50,000 soms.