Akzhul Mahmudov became a prize winner at the World Championship in a category in which he did not participate before Akzhul Mahmudov, representing Kyrgyzstan, won a bronze medal at the Greco-Roman World Championship, held in Astana. In the match for third place in the weight category up to 82 kilograms, he was stronger than the representative of China, Khalishan Bhejiang, who won 6:5. Mahmudov defeated the Egyptian Emad Ashraf Abu-Lat (5:1) and the Georgian Jello Bolkhvedze (9:0), then barely defeated his opponent in the quarterfinals - 7:6. However, in the semi-final match, Kyrgyzstan lost to Turkey with a score of 6:0. As a rule, Mahmudov competes in the weight category up to 77 kg, but in this tournament he competed in the category up to 82 kg.

Akzhul Mahmudov became a prize winner at the World Championship in a category in which he did not participate before Akzhul Mahmudov, representing Kyrgyzstan, won a bronze medal at the Greco-Roman World Championship, held in Astana. In the match for third place in the weight category up to 82 kilograms, he was stronger than the representative of China, Khalishan Bhejiang, who won 6:5. Mahmudov defeated the Egyptian Emad Ashraf Abu-Lat (5:1) and the Georgian Jello Bolkhvedze (9:0), then barely defeated his opponent in the quarterfinals - 7:6. However, in the semi-final match, Kyrgyzstan lost to Turkey with a score of 6:0. As a rule, Mahmudov competes in the weight category up to 77 kg, but in this tournament he competed in the category up to 82 kg.