Kyrgyz Wrestler Zholaman Sharshenbekov has been recognized as the best wrestler of 2022 in the world in Greco-Roman wrestling by the United World Wrestling (UWW).
This year, the Kyrgyz athlete competed in six tournaments, in which he won 6 medals.
Sharshenbekov reached the World Championships finals two times prior to his appearance in the 2022 finals, but this year, he broke the final barrier and won the gold medal in Belgrade.
Wrestling at 60kg, the Kyrgyzstan star defeated Edmond NAZARYAN (BUL), 11-2, in two minutes and 30 seconds to seal a memorable world title.
The World Championships was not the only highlight of the year for Sharshenbekov.
He also won the Asian Championships in April over Mehdi MOHSEN NEJAD (IRI) to set the pace for the season.
The two championship gold medals and a bronze medal at the Bolat Turlykhanov Cup Ranking Series, collectively, awarded Sharshenbekov 55000 ranking points, making him the top-ranked wrestler at the end of the year.
