Turkmen freestyle wrestler Alp Arslan Begenjov has successfully started at the World Youth Championships in the Bulgarian city of Samokov. This was reported by the news website Turkmenportal.

In the qualifying round, he confidently defeated Bulgarian Ivan Andonov with a score of 11:0 and advanced to the 1/8 finals, where he will face Mongolian athlete Gan Erdene Baatarhkuu.

A. Begenjov is among the favorites of the tournament. In 2024, he became the first U20 world champion in the history of Turkmenistan, winning gold at the championship in Pontevedra (Spain) with an impressive series of five victories and a total score of 46:0.