Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler Nursultan Tursynov defeated Egyptian Mohamed Metwally in the men’s Greco-Roman 1/8 finals, El.kz reports with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Now in the quarterfinals he will fight with Zhan Belenuk of Ukraine or a Chinese athlete.
The Egyptian wrestler is a bronze medalist of the African Games, an African champion, a participant in the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Nursultan Tursynov is the champion of Asia and a two-time silver medalist.