Tashkent, Sept. 12 (SANA)Syriawon silver and bronze medals at theWorld Military Kurash Championshipcurrently underway in Uzbekistan.

Syrian athlete Omar Shehadeh claimed the silver medal in the men’s 73-kg category on Saturday, while his compatriot Mohammad Omran Ajina took bronze in the 60-kg category.

Kurash is a traditional form of wrestling originating in Uzbekistan and shares similarities with judo.