Two more judo bronzes take Tajikistan’s Asian Games tally to 12

Tajik judokas Muhiddin Asadulloyev and Abubakr Sherov have won bronze medals at the 20th Asian Games in Japan, taking Tajikistan’s overall medal tally to 12 . Asadulloyev claimed bronze in the men’s 73kg category, while Sherov finished third in the 81kg division. The International Judo Federation confirmed both results. Asadulloyev, 20, began his campaign in the round of 16, defeating Sri Lanka’s Chamara Nuwan Dharmawarthana Repiyallage by yuko. He then beat the Philippines’ Gabriel Benedict Cuitain by ippon in the quarter-final. In the semi-final, Asadulloyev lost to UAE representative Kazbek Naguchev in Golden Score. He recovered in the bronze-medal bout, defeating Mongolia’s Enkhdulam Lkhama by ippon after a counter-throw and hold-down.

Sherov, 23, opened his 81kg campaign with an ippon victory over Palestine’s Muayad Tuaib and then defeated Uzbekistan’s Arslonbek Tojiyev by ippon. He beat Iran’s Elias Parhizgar in Golden Score in the quarter-final before losing to Kazakhstan’s Adilet Almat in the semi-final. Sherov secured bronze by defeating Bahrain’s Askerbiy Gerbekov by waza-ari. Tajikistan’s medal tally With the two new bronze medals, Tajikistan has won 12 medals — two gold, three silver and seven bronze . The gold medals were won by Mirzobek Umarov and Otabek Rajabov in MMA. Silver medals went to Behrouz Khurshedoda in MMA and Shakarmamad Mirmamadov and Yosin Bobokalonov in kurash. The bronze medallists are Makhsatullo Mu’minov in karate; Sarvar Abdushukurov in kurash; Akmal Ubaidov and Parviz Karimov in boxing; and Ahliya Muminova, Asadulloyev and Sherov in judo. Judo has now contributed three of Tajikistan’s 12 medals, alongside three each from MMA and kurash.…