Kazakhstan pockets 3rd medal at World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade
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Kazakh Zhamilya Bakbergenova won the bronze medal in the women’s 72 kg final bout at the now-running 2023 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Kazinform learnt from Sports.kz.
Zhamilya beat Natalia Strzalka of Poland 4:1 to add the third medal to the country’s tally. As earlier reported, Rizabek Aitmukhan won gold, and Azamat Dauletbekov secured bronze in the men’s finals.
Zhamilya twice took silver at the World Championships in 2021 and 2022, and three times won the Asian Championships title.
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Kazakh Orynbai wins ISSF Shooting World Cup Final title
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Kazakh Assem Orynbai took top honors at the ISSF Shooting World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun held in Doha, Qatar, Kazinform Agency cites the Kazakh Tourism and Sports Ministry’s press service.
She hauled gold in the Skeet Women finals scoring 51 points.
Notably, Assem took two gold and one silver medals at the Asian Games held in China’s Hangzhou.
The ISSF Shooting World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun brought together 179 best shooters from 42 states of the world.
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Slovenia beats Kazakhstan 2:1
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Kazakhstan lost to Slovenia 2:1 in the 10th round match of the Euro-2024 Group H Qualifying held at the Stožice stadium in Ljubljana, Kazinform News Agency reports.
41 minutes into the match, Benjamin Šeško scored the first goal for Slovenia after converting a penalty.
Ramazan Orazov scored Kazakhstan’s first goal in this decisive match in the 48th minute with a low cross from Maksim Samorodov.
Slovenia’s Benjamin Verbič scored a stunning goal in the 86th minute, which means that Slovenia secured their place in Euro-2024.
Kazakhstan will have to earn their place through playoffs.
After ten matches played, Slovenia stands 2nd with 22 points, while Kazakhstan ranks 3rd with 18 points.
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Kazakhstan secures two gold medals at Asian Triathlon Sprint Championshi
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The Kazakh team swept two gold medals at the now-running 2023 Asia Triathlon Sprint Championships by Arabian Drilling held in the city of Al-Khobar in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, Kazinform Agency learnt from the National Olympic Committee.
Ekaterina Shabalina scooped gold in the women’s finals, while Ayan Beisenbayev won top honors in the men’s final events.
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Michele Gazzoli signs with Astana Qazaqstan Team
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After three months spent with the continental team Astana Qazaqstan Development and after several races done with the WorldTour team, Michele Gazzoli (24) is going to come back to Astana Qazaqstan Team for the next two seasons (2024 and 2025), Team’s official website reports.
I am very happy to re-sign a contract with Astana Qazaqstan Team. This team gave me an opportunity to revive after a difficult period, and for me this project is like a family that believed in me and did a lot to ensure that I was able to return to high results. In the next two years I will try to do everything possible to repay the team with victories and podiums for believing in me and the chance I got. As a part of Astana and in the jersey of this team, I feel great motivation and desire to work for the sake of our success together", - said Michele Gazzoli.
Between August and October 2023 Michele Gazzoli won a stage and finished third in another stage in the Arctic Race of Norway and became second in a stage of the Tour of Slovakia with Astana Qazaqstan Team.
Besides, he won two stages and became second in the overall in the Tour of Bulgaria with the development team.
Alongside to this, Gazzoli made part of Astana Qazaqstan Team in the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, where he supported the race winner Alexey Lutsenko.
In the second half of the season, we gave Michele the opportunity to prove himself, to prove that he deserves another chance. And the rider proved himself from the best side, showed personal results, and also proved himself as a good team player, as, for example, at the Tour of Turkey, where excellent work was done. Michele has potential both in one-day races and in short stage races, he can also be an excellent assistant for the team leaders, both in sprints and on hilly stages", - said Alexandr Vinokurov, General Manager of Astana Qazaqstan Team.
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Santiago Umba - new rider of Astana Qazaqstan Team
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The young Colombian rider Santiago Umba (20) signed his first WorldTour contract with Astana Qazaqstan Team, where he is going to spend the following season (2024), Team’s official website reports.
I am incredibly happy to sign my first contract with the WorldTour team and to become a part of such a big project as Astana Qazaqstan Team. I would like to thank all the team management for this opportunity, the trust that was placed in me. I am sure that Astana is the ideal team for me, and I think that I will be able to make a great progress here. I am ready to work hardly, I am ready to gain experience at the highest level in order to become a true professional", - said Santiago Umba.
Santiago Umba got some notable results at Under 23 level, winning stages at Tour Alsace and Le Tour de Savoie in 2021 and becoming 10th in the General Classification of the Giro Next Gen in 2023. Alongside, the rider got some valuable experience in the professional races as Il Lombardia, Tour of the Alps, Giro dell’Emilia, Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, Tour of Slovenia, Adriatica Ionica Race and others.
We see a great potential in Santiago, that can be revealed in our team. Despite such a young age, Santiago has already ridden many important professional races, gained serious experience, which can serve as a basis for his further development. He has a number of high results at the youth level, he already knows what professional racing is, so all he needs is careful and systematic work that will allow him to reach a good level in the WorldTour", - said Alexandr Vinokurov, General Manager of Astana Qazaqstan Team.
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Kazakhstan wins historic karate gold in Hungary
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Kazakhstan collected three medals at the Karate World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Kazinform News Agency cites Olympic.kz.
Moldir Zhanbyrbai captured karate gold for the first time in history for Kazakhstan in the -50 kg weight class.
Kaisar Alpysbai earned silver in the -60 kg weight category, while Didar Amirali settled for bronze in the -67kg weight class.
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Swimmer Nurdaulet Zhumagali of Kazakhstan breaks Asian Para Games record to win gold
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Kazakhstani Nurdaulet Zhumagali won gold at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China, Kazinform News Agency cites the press service of the Ministry of Tourism and Sport of Kazakhstan.
The Kazakhstani swimmer set a new Asian Para Games record in the men’s 200m with the result of in 2:16.74.
The 2022 Asian Para Games are to run through October 28.
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