Kazakhstan Continues to Mark the 300th Anniversary of Abylai Khan
ASTANA – Next year, the Akmola region plans to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Abylai Khan, one of the greatest and most famous khans in the history of the Kazakh people. He was a direct descendant of Chingiz Khan. Abylai Khan was born in 1711 and died in 1781. During his reign, the Kazakh nation…
Kazakhstan Men’s and Women’s Water Polo Teams Win Silver at Asian Championship
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s men’s water polo team won second place at the Asian Championships in Dubai on November 25. In the dramatic final, the team lost to China. It was a tough fight and for most of the game the teams were even in scores. The Kazakh team, coached by Sergey Drozdov, scored the first…
Kazakh Champs Triumph in Hand-to-Hand Combat World Cup
ASTANA – On November 10-11, the third World Cup in hand-to-hand fighting took place in Almaty at the Baluan Sholak sports complex. Masters of hand-to-hand combat from 28 nations participated in the championship. They came from all the other 11 countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States and from the nations of North and South…
