«Чемпионат мира по мас-рестлингу» Дмитрий Попов (Якутия) и Келдибек Атайбек Уулу (Кыргызстан)

"Mas tardykhyytygar aan doytutaaghy championship" 2022 Keldibek uulu Ataybek spoke about the final match against Dmitry Popov at the World Championships Dmitry Popov's opponent in the World Championships final, Keldibek uulu Ataybek, whose encounter was considered the most spectacular, spoke to YSIA about his feelings on the match. He was hampered by an injury that needs to be healed before heading to the World Nomad Games in Turkey. The athlete from Kyrgyzstan has been involved in mas-wrestling since 2015 and has already won silver medals at two world championships. "It was very interesting; this is my second time competing in Yakutsk. I first came in 2018, and then I also lost to Dmitry Popov 2-1. This time I wanted to win, and I almost did, but an injury slightly hindered me—I tore my biceps. "Mas-wrestling is a great sport. Anything can happen, and sometimes hope dies like this: my big dream has already been broken, along with the stick, twice. It was very interesting. We are warriors, and they have to show off their beauty. That's what happened today—a good, interesting game. Many people here have praised us for continuing, competing, and showing off our wrestling even more beautifully—what mas-wrestling is, our strength, our technique... Dima showed off his technique, and I showed off my strength, and we broke two sticks. It turns out this has never happened before in the history of world championships, but we did it, and I hope we stay just as strong," Keldibek uulu Ataybek shared in a comment to YASIA. He said he plans to go to the World Nomad Games in Turkey, whose program also includes mas-wrestling. In his opinion, this is not only an opportunity to test our strength against the strongest athletes but also a chance to travel. The two-time world vice-champion, unfortunately, despite his best wishes, will not be able to participate in the CIS Games in Kazan, where mas-wrestling competitions are also planned – he needs to recover from an injury.