ASTANA – Kazakh karate athlete Kaisar Alpysbay claimed the ninth gold medal for the country on Oct. 6 at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, announced the National Olympic Committee.
Kaisar Alpysbay. Photo credit: olympic.kz/Sabirov Sali.
Alpysbay defeated Abdullah Shaaban from Kuwait with a 7:5 score in the final of under 60-kilogram weight category,
On Oct. 5, Nurzhan Batyrbekov, representing Kazakhstan’s jiu-jitsu team, became the Asian Games champion, securing a victory against Mohamed Alsuwadi of the United Arab Emirates in the weight category of up to 69 kilograms.
Nurzhan Batyrbekov. Photo credit: National Olympic Committee.
The Kazakh athletes have won so far nine golds, 16 silver, and 41 bronze medals at the Asian Games.
