Kazakh skier impresses at Sochi Paralympics

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Today, Kazakhstani athletes have competed in three disciplines at the 2014 Paralympic Games in Sochi, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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Unfortunately, Zhanyl Baltabayeva did not pass the women's 1km sprint qualification, sitting. Out of 23 athletes competing in the event, she was ranked 23rd with the result of 3 minutes 35.74 seconds. Yelena Mazurenko from Kazakhstan also failed to qualify for the women's 1 km sprint free, standing. Among 17 athletes in that discipline, she finished 16th. Alexandr Kolyadin and Yerlan Omarov were 33rd and 35th in the men's 1 km sprint free qualification. It was Kairat Kanafin who impressed in the men's sprint free qualification. He managed to cover the distance in 4 minutes 30.84 seconds and finished 13th.