SportsNovember 7, 2026
Turkmenistan's Sanjarbek Avazberdiyev wins combat sambo world title in Tashkent
Turkmenistan's Sanjarbek Avazberdiyev won the combat sambo title in the up to 64 kg category at the 50th World Sambo Championships in Tashkent. The three-day event took place at the Game Sports Arena in the Olympic Village, with a record 101 countries taking part.
The 21-year-old from Dashoguz is a first-year student at the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports. In a field of 18 athletes he won all five of his bouts and conceded only one point in the whole tournament. In the final he beat Yauhen Mikhno of Belarus 8:0, ending the bout early.
It is his first world title. In 2025 he won two silver medals at World Cups, and in April this year he took his first World Cup gold in Yerevan. The championships offered 33 sets of medals, and gold medallists receive $4,000 each.
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