PFU Student Talgat Orynbasar Is a 3-Time World Championship Bronze Medallist

Talgat Orynbasar, a student at the Peoples’ Friendship University named after Academician Ә.Қуатбеков in year 2 of the Physical Education and Sport programme, won bronze at the World Junior Championships in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. He faced Azerbaijan’s Nizami Imranov in the contest for third place. Their closely fought match ended level in regulation time, and Orynbasar secured victory in extra time.
Talgat Orynbasar has won bronze at all three World Championships he has attended over the past three years. He won a cadet bronze medal in 2022 and a junior bronze in 2023. Competing in the under-60-kilogram category, he fought 5 matches and won four. The World Junior Judo Championships are taking place in Dushanbe and continued until 7 October. Representatives of 67 countries — 531 young judoka — took part. We warmly congratulate our university’s champion Talgat Orynbasar on his outstanding achievement!