Kazakh athletes have won two more silver medals at the
Summer Olympics in Paris.
Greco-Roman wrestler Demeu Zhadrayev reached the finals in the
77-kilogram weight category and faced Japanese wrestler Nao Kusaka in the
decisive bout. The victory went to the Japanese athlete.
Kazakh boxer Nurbek Oralbay has also secured a silver
medal in the 80-kilogram weight
category. In the final, he faced
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak, who won the first
round. Oralbay claimed victory in the second, but the final bout was decided by
a split decision in favor of Khyzhniak.
«I’d like to
express my gratitude to all Kazakh people for their
support! We were hoping for the gold medal, and I believe that both of our
athletes will showcase their best at the next Olympic Games», - said Oralbay’s mother Gulnar Tileukulova.
Kazakhstan
now has seven medals, including one gold, three silver, and three bronze. Today, Kazakh athletes will compete in five sports: rhythmic
gymnastics, canoe and kayak races, modern pentathlon, freestyle wrestling, and
sport climbing.
