Aslanbek Kudziev became the world champion in sambo for the second time.
29-year-old Aslanbek Kudziev from North Ossetia won gold at the 50th Sambo World Championships, held in Tashkent. In the weight category up to 79 kg, he met in the finals with the representative of Armenia Geborg Aztian and won at the last second with a score of 3:2.
On his way to the final, Kudziev defeated six-time world champion Vladyslav Rudnev of Ukraine via choke. This is already the second gold in the World Championships for the Russian athlete.