Turkmen sambist Sanjarbek Avazberdyev won the gold medal at the 50th World Sambo Championships, being held in Tashkent (Uzbekistan). The athlete became the winner of the combat sambo competition in the under-64 kg weight category, reports the IIC of Turkmenistan.

On his way to the final, Avazberdyev fought four bouts, conceding only one point to his opponents in total. In the decisive bout, he defeated Belarusian representative Yauhen Mikhno with a score of 8:0.

Before reaching the final, the Turkmen athlete defeated Lenin Guerra of Ecuador (6:0), Abdelmounim Faroukhi of Morocco (8:0) and Mais Nersesyan of Armenia (8:1).