Kazakhs dominate 2025 Arm Wrestling Championship

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2025 ARM WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP IN BULGARIA / SOUNDBITES OF SOUTH AFRICAN ARM WRESTLER CELESTE SWART AND BULGARIAN ARM-WRESTLER VALENTIN GOSPODINOV    RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: ALBENA, BULGARIA (RECENT –  SEPTEMBER 10-23, 2025) (ICARUS SPORTS – Access all) 1. DRONE SHOT OF ALBENA PERUNIKA HALL (MUTE) 2. VENUE FOR 2025 ARM-WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS (MUTE)  SENIOR WOMEN 65KG LEFT ARM FINAL   3. KAZAKHSTAN’S AKMARAL SOVETKHANOVA (RED SHIRT) IN ACTION AGAINST GEORGIA’S BELA PLIEVA  AKMARAL SOVETKHANOVA CELEBRATES AFTER EMERGING CHAMPION 4. SOVETKHANOVA  ON TOP OF PODIUM   SENIOR WOMEN 70KG RIGHT ARM FINAL  5. KAZAKHSTAN’S YRYSTY ORAZKHAN (WHITE SHIRT) IN ACTION AGAINST SWEDEN’S FIA REISEK    6. YRYSTY ORAZKHAN CELEBRATING  AFTER WIN AND EMBRACING FIA REISEK   7. ORAZKHAN ON TOP PODIUM   SENIOR WOMEN 65KG RIGHT ARM FINAL 8. KAZAKHSTAN’S AKMARAL SOVETKHANOVA  (BLACK HAIR) IN ACTION AGAINST KAZAKHSTAN’S OXANA PISMENNAYA  (LIGHT BROWN HAIR) 9. AKMARAL SOVETKHANOVA HUGGING OXANA PISMENNAYA  AFTER WIN 10. SOVETKHANOVA ON TOP PODIUM 11. (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) WOMEN’S 50KG SOUTH AFRICAN ARM-WRESTLER, CELESTE SWART, SAYING:  "But it's intense, it's powerful, it's breathtaking, actually. Just to be here, it's a great honour, especially for our country."  SENIOR MEN 75KG LEFT ARM FINAL  12. MOLDOVA’S DANIEL PROCOPCIUC IN ACTION AGAINST  KAZAKHSTAN’S YERDAULET MUKHAMBETOV   13. PROCOPCIUC  DECLARED WINNER (OUT OF VISION) / MUKHAMBETOV  REACTS  14. DANIEL PROCOPCIUC ON TOP PODIUM SENIOR MEN 60KG RIGHT ARM FINAL 15. KAZAKHSTAN’S NURSULTAN ALDAN  IN ACTION AGAINST GEORGIA’S DATUNA ZHISHKARIANI  (RED SHIRT) 16. ALDAN ON TOP PODIUM 17.  (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) MEN'S 80KG BULGARIAN ARM-WRESTLER VALENTIN GOSPODINOV, SAYING: "Competition this year is at a very high level in terms of organization and also in competition. I see many, many athletes from worldwide and actually competing, also myself, in one of the hardest categories. Let's say I see that the level is improving each year and gaining let's say a lot of development in terms of technical and also strength-wise. So I can say this is one of the toughest World Championships up to this time."  SENIOR MEN 75KG RIGHT ARM FINAL 18. MOLDOVA’S DANIEL PROCOPCIUC IN ACTION AGAIN GEORGIA’S AKAKI TSITSKISHVILI   19. PROCOPCIUC ON TOP PODIUM STORY: Kazakhstan flexed its way to multiple titles as the 2025 Arm Wrestling Championship at Albena in Bulgaria wrapped up the biggest-ever in edition in history. More than 1,600 participants competed in various categories from juniors to para events. The central Asian nation claimed three of the four finals, Akmaral Sovetkhanova taking the Senior Women 65kg Left Arm as well as the Right Arm titles, while Yrysty Orazkhan secured the Senior Women 70kg Right Arm crown ahead of Sweden's Fia Reisek. In the men's competition, in the Senior Men 75kg Left Arm Final, Moldova’s Daniel Procopciuc  prevented a Kazakh sweep by defeating Yerdaulet Mukhambetov.    Nursultan Aldan overpowered Georgia's Datuna Zhishkariani to win the Senior Men 60kg Right Arm final. Meanwhile, Procopciuc defeated Georgia’s Akaki Tsitskishvili in the Senior Men 75kg Right Arm decider to claim a double. The championship delivered intense battles with the competition showcasing both emerging talents and seasoned champions, all pushing their limits in pursuit of victory and glory on the global stage.  (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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