Kazakh athletes secure 586 medals since start of 2023

Kazakh athletes have secured 586 medals in the international arena since the start of this year, including the recent memorable victories at the 2023 Men’s World Boxing Championship in Tashkent, where the national team won four gold and one silver medals, taking the secondplace in the team ranking. Kazakh fencer Ruslan Kurbanov etched his name in history at the 2023 World Fencing Championships in Milan, Italy, having reached the champion’s podium. Kazakh karate athletes have also conquered the sports Olympus, having become the best at the 2023 Asian Karate Championship in the team standings. Shooters also won the first place in the medal standings of the ranking Shooting World Cup 2023.

In particular, Kazakh athletes have won 373 awards in Olympic sports. Our athletes secured 121 gold, 111 silver and 141 bronze medals. In non-Olympic sports, they won 118 medals, including 53 gold, 38 silver and 27 bronze medals. Kazakh para-athletes have secured 95 awards, including 33 gold, 33 silver and 27 bronze medals at Paralympic disciplines,” said Mukhamedzhan Beknazarov, spokesperson for the Kazakh Ministry of Culture and Sports.