Kazakh triathlete becomes Asian champion

BISHKEK. KAZINFORM - A Kazakh athlete struck gold at the Triathlon Asian Cup and Central Asian Championships, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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The 2018 Sprint Triathlon Asian Cup and Central Asian Championships were held under the auspices of ITU and ASTC in Cholpon-Ata, the Kyrgyz Republic. Athletes from Belarus, Iran, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Canada, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Syria, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine competed for medals on the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul.

According to the Kazakhstan Federation of Triathlon, our country was represented by ten triathletes (eight male and two female), most of whom reached the podium in Cholpan-Ata. Ayan Beissenbayev from Akmola region became a champion among men.