DUSHANBE, 09.10.2017. /NIAT «Khovar»/. Komronshoh Ustopiriyon of Tajikistan battled past Uzbekistan’s Dilshod Choriev to secure the men’s under-90 kilograms gold medal in a record-breaking encounter at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix in Tashkent.

According to the «Inside the Games», Ustopiriyon eventually edged his opponent in the 11th minute of the golden score period, an IJF World Tour record, to claim victory at the Uzbekistan Tennis Courts.

The marathon win came after Choriev was given a shido penalty for passivity following a gruelling 10 minutes and 27 seconds of the additional time.

Yahor Varapayeu of Belarus and Yakhyo Imamov of Uzbekistan proved too strong for Uzbekistan’s Doston Meyliev and Islam Bozbayev of Kazakhstan in their respective bronze medal contests.