id ov ▁decided ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁ 6 5 ▁kil os ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Olympic ▁cycle , ▁at ▁Y ary gin ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁the ▁warm - up ▁he ▁got ▁hand ▁injury , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁match ▁he ▁faced ▁American ▁folk style ▁super star ▁and ▁NCAA ▁ 3 - time ▁champion ▁Z ain ▁R ether ford ▁of ▁P enn ▁State . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁match ▁by ▁score ▁( 4 - 3 ), ▁then ▁he ▁faced ▁ 2 - time ▁world ▁bronze ▁medal ist ▁Ak h med ▁Ch ak ae v ▁of ▁Che ch ny a ▁and ▁lost ▁in ▁very ▁close ▁match . ▁For ▁bronze ▁medal ▁match ▁R ash id ov ▁faced ▁Crist ian ▁L ope z ▁of ▁Cuba ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁match ▁by ▁score ▁( 2 - 1 ). ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Championships ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁his ▁newly - ado pt ed ▁weight ▁of ▁class ▁of ▁ 6 5 kg , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁he ▁beat ▁H aj i ▁Ali ye v ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁- ▁in ▁a ▁rem atch ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Championships ' ▁final ▁at ▁ 6 1 kg ▁- ▁by ▁score ▁( 4 - 2 ). ▁In ▁the ▁quarter final , ▁he ▁beat ▁his ▁team mate ▁G ad zh im ur ad ▁Al iev ▁( H aj i ▁Moh am ad ▁Ali ) ▁by ▁score ▁( 9 - 0 ), ▁in ▁the ▁semif inal