Dakar, 13 November. Kazakhstan’s team has finished competing at the IV Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar with eight medals: two gold, three silver and three bronze, the National Olympic Committee said.
Two athletes became Youth Olympic champions. Fatima Supygaliyeva won the women’s judo tournament in the under 52 kg category, and Anel Tashbay the individual time trial in road cycling.
Two silvers came from boxers: Aknur Tursyngali in the under 57 kg category and Bibarys Ashirbay in the under 70 kg category. The third silver was won on the last day of competition by sabre fencer Aibar Kaiym. In the semi-final he beat an opponent from Singapore 15:13, and in the final he lost to a fencer from Türkiye, 6:15.
Bronze medals went to Ramazan Ainegov in triathlon, Lyubov Yun in taekwondo, in the over 63 kg category, and Maral Tolepbergen in boxing, in the under 54 kg category.
In all, 18 Kazakhstani athletes competed at the Games in 11 sports. The closing ceremony is scheduled for 14 November.
The committee does not name Kazakhstan’s place in the medal table. For comparison: Uzbekistan’s team, with two gold, four silver and two bronze medals, is in 20th place, Sports.kz reported. With gold medals equal, Kazakhstan has one silver fewer.
What it means: Eight medals for 18 participants: almost every second Kazakhstani athlete won an award. Five of the eight medals came from boxing, judo and taekwondo.
Background: The Youth Olympic Games in Dakar opened on 31 October. They are the first Games of this kind on the African continent, and athletes no older than 17 are admitted to them.
