Kyrgyzstan’s national wrestling team won two silver and three bronze medals at the World Wrestling Championships held in Astana from October 24 to November 1. A total of 22 Kyrgyz athletes competed in Greco-Roman, freestyle and women’s wrestling.
The silver medalists were:
- Ernazar Akmataliev — freestyle wrestling, 70kg category;
- Meerim Zhumanazarova — women’s wrestling, 68kg category.
The bronze medalists were:
- Akhzhol Makhmudov — Greco-Roman wrestling, 82kg category;
- Amantur Ismailov — Greco-Roman wrestling, 72kg category;
- Malik Shavaev — freestyle wrestling, 86kg category.
In the team standings, Kyrgyzstan placed fifth in freestyle wrestling, 10th in women’s wrestling and 14th in Greco-Roman wrestling.
As a result, Kyrgyzstan has gone without a gold medal at the World Championships for the second year in a row. In 2025, the national team also won two silver and three bronze medals.
In 2024, the tournament featured only non-Olympic weight categories. Kyrgyz wrestlers had won gold medals at the championships in both 2023 and 2022.