MOSCOW, Sep 16 Russian Kurban Shiraev won the freestyle wrestling competition in weight category up to 74 kg in the international tournament for the prizes of Alexander Medved, which takes place in Minsk. In the final, Shiraev defeated the representative of Belarus Azamat Nurikov. Bronze was won by Uzbek Jafar Chulibaev and Russian Mokhmad Nasirkhaev. In other weight categories the winners were: MenUp to 57 kg — 1. Musa Mekhtikhanov; 2. Nachyn Mongush; 3. Kharyskhal Grigoriev and Petr Kopylov (all — Russia); Up to 65 kg — 1. Ibragim Ibragimov; 2. Gadzhimurad Omarov; 3. Elbrus Valiev (all — Russia) and Nyurgun Skryabin (Belarus);Up to 86 kg— 1. Radik Valiev; 2. Ada Bagomedov; 3. Magomed Murtazaliev (all — Russia) and Rasul Tikhaev (Belarus); Up to 97 kg — 1. Alexander Gushtyn (Belarus); 2. Serik Bakythanov (Kazakhstan); 3. Gadzhimagomed Tazhudinov and Sarmat Tsarakhov (both — Russia);WomenUp to 50 kg — 1. Nadezhda Sokolova (Russia); 2. Violetta Rebikova (Belarus); 3. Ksenia Stankevich (Belarus) and Maria Tyumerekova (Russia); Up to 55 kg — 1. Ekaterina Poleshchuk (Russia); 2. Arina Martynova (Belarus); 3. Sevil Nazarova and Ekaterina Isakova (both — Russia); Up to 59 kg — 1. Alesya Getmanova; 2. Nadezhda Bulanaya (both — Belarus); 3. Milena Fedorova (Russia) and Yulia Pisarenko (Belarus); Up to 65 kg — 1. Ksenia Terenya (Belarus); 2. Ekaterina Koshkina (Russia); 3. Tatyana Pavlova (Belarus).
