Midzhgona Samadova won a gold medal at the World Cup

Midzhgona Samadova won a gold medal at the international tournament World Cup among oil-producing countries.

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The championship took place in Nizhnevartovsk. In the competitions, which were held in 13 weight categories for men and six for women, 139 athletes from 16 countries participated.

Samadova (57 kg) fought in the first round against Mishidma Erdenelai from Mongolia, in the quarterfinals against Monika Serafin (Poland), and in the semifinals against Malika Shahidova (Russia).

In the final, the Tajik athlete defeated Mungunsaran Balsan (Mongolia).

Six more athletes from the republic participated in the competitions – Akbarali Abdurakhmonzoda (51 kg), Abdurakhmon Yakubov (60 kg), Shamsher Saidov (67 kg), Navruz Djafoev (86 kg), Sulaymon Nidoerov (+92 kg) among men and Shoira Zulkainarova (60 kg) among women. However, they were eliminated in the first round.

In 2017, Midzhgona Samadova won a gold medal at the Asian Championship in Ashgabat, in 2019 she won a bronze medal in Moscow, and also this year a bronze medal at the Asian Championship in Dubai.