The 34th Ahmet Cömert tournament is currently underway in Istanbul, and the semifinals took place here on April 2.
Livaza competed in the weight category up to 65 kg, starting from the 1/8 finals.
In this round, the Kyrgyzstani athlete secured two confident victories over opponents from Georgia and Turkey, which allowed him to advance to the semifinals.
In the match for a place in the finals, he faced a representative from Kazakhstan, losing to him and taking third place, which earned Livaza a bronze medal.
Results of the matches in the weight category up to 65 kg:
1/8 finals
Omar Livaza - Mamuka Djibouti (Georgia) — victory for Livaza
1/4 finals
Mustafa Colak (Turkey) - Omar Livaza — 0:5 (27-30, 27-30, 27-30, 27-30, 27-30)
1/2 finals
Sayat Ilyasov (Kazakhstan) - Omar Livaza — 4:1 (29-28, 30-27, 28-29, 30-27, 30-27)
