Sharipov Takes Bronze in Asian Beach Wrestling

TDT | Manama

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Bahrain’s Shamil Sharipov won the bronze medal in the men’s +90kg category at the sixth Asian Beach Games in Sanya yesterday, producing a controlled performance in his final bout against Kyrgyzstan’s Muzafar Alimovich Zhappuev.

Sharipov dictated the contest from the start and closed it out quickly with a 2–0 victory by VSU in just 1:09. He established technical superiority early, building a three-point advantage that triggered the VSU rule, which ends a match once a wrestler gains a clear scoring lead.

The gold medal went to Iran’s Seyedamirreza Sahraeimahali, who defeated China’s Lu Da 3–0 in the final. Lu finished with the silver medal after coming up short in the title bout.

Standing 185cm tall and competing across both beach and freestyle disciplines, the 28-year-old Sharipov continues to be one of the Kingdom’s most consistent international wrestlers.

He is a former Individual World Cup gold medallist, having claimed the 125kg title in Belgrade in 2020, and has remained active on the UWW Ranking Series circuit. In recent seasons, he secured gold medals in Zagreb (2026) and Budapest (2025), along with a silver in Tirana the same year.

Sharipov has also delivered steady results on the continental stage, reaching the podium twice at the Asian Championships with bronze medals in Bishkek (2024) and Amman (2025).

More recently, he added a World Championships bronze in the 125kg category in Zagreb in 2025, further underlining his consistency at the highest level.