ASTANA — With three months remaining until the opening of the Paris Olympics, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Tourism and Sports Yermek Marzikpayev expressed his expectations for Kazakh athletes, Kazinform news agency reported.
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Tourism and Sports Yermek Marzikpayev expressed his expectations for Kazakh athletes at the Paris Olympics. Photo credit: Kazinform
According to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Kazakhstan, Kazakh athletes have obtained 51 licenses.
“There are still 25 sanctioned rating tournaments left ahead. We have to decide the lineup, who we will box with and the competitors. A weightlifter was left without a license,” Marzikpayev said.
Despite the difficulties, Marzikpayev highlighted the new sport in which Kazakhstan is progressing.
“We’ve never had six shooting licenses and five archery licenses,” he said, pointing out the possibility of another “surprise.”
The country’s leading sports remain boxing, tennis, and wrestling.
Highlights of Kazakh players’ performances
Last month, Kazakh athletes won 43 licenses across 14 sports in preparation for the Paris Olympics.
Since then, Kazakhstan’s national cycling team has received its 51st Olympic license, earning it the right to compete in the keirin and sprint.
Eljana Tanieva. Photo courtesy: Olympic.kz
On May 3, Elzhana Tanyeva won the gold medal at the Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, earning her a spot in Paris.
Kazakhstan has three freestyle wrestlers, including Azamat Dauletbekov (86 kg), Alisher Yergali (97 kg), Yusup Bachirmurzaev (125 kg), four Greco-Roman wrestlers, Aydos Sultangali (60 kg), Demeu Zadraev (77kg) will participate. , Nursultan Turshinov (87 kg), Alimkhan Shizdikov (130 kg).
Samirkhon Ababakirov and Batilkhan Treugari. Photo courtesy of Tengri Sport
Kazakhstan’s taekwondo team, consisting of two athletes, Samirkhon Ababakirov and Batyrkhan Treugari, defeated athletes from India and Saudi Arabia to secure a spot in the 80kg weight class and qualify for the Paris Olympics.
“When I fought for an Olympic ticket, I was aware of the responsibility. I owe a lot to the coaching staff who believed in me no matter what and gave me the opportunity to prove myself at a high level. The motivation was to justify the trust (…) I hope that the Olympics will bring success to me and my friend Samirkhon and to us, ”Trewgari said in an interview with Kazinform.
Ruslan Kurbanov. Photo courtesy: Olympic.kz
The men’s fencing team achieved a historic performance for Kazakhstan at the World Cup held in Georgia on March 23rd. Until now, the Kazakh national team had not participated in the Olympic team fencing competition. Kazakhstan’s fencing team, which includes Ruslan Kurbanov, Vadim Sharlaimov, Elmil Alimzhanov and Yelik Sertai, has received an Olympic license for the first time.
Salibei Aigerim. Photo courtesy of Kazakhstan Ministry of Tourism and Sports.
In addition, Aigerim Salibay of the women’s fencing team defeated China’s King Chu with a score of 15:13 to win the Olympic license at the competition in the United Arab Emirates.
Meanwhile, Zhanil Bartabaeva received her latest Paralympic license at the Paracanoe World Championships held in Szeged, Hungary on May 13th. On the second day of the tournament, Vartabaeva competed in the VL3 class in the 200m final, and B took second place with a time of 1:05.83.
