Third Place at the Second Ranking Championship in Kyrgyzstan
On 5–10 October 2017, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, hosted the second qualifying tournament for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina.
Moldovan athlete Alex Vasilianov took 3rd place and, based on the final results, became No. 1 in the UIPM world ranking for athletes born in 1999.

