Kazakhstan’s Abiba Abuzhakynova settles for bronze at Dushanbe Judo Grand Slam

Judoka Abiba Abuzhakynova won Team Kazakhstan its first medal at the 2025 Dushanbe Grand Slam, when she settled for bronze in the women’s -48kg event, Kazinform News Agency cites Olympic.kz.

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Abuzhakynova of Kazakhstan reached the penultimate round in the women’s -48kg event, where she lost to Wenna Zhuang of China. Later, the Kazakhstani snatched an early win over Ulbusin Khakimova of Uzbekistan in the third-place match.

Earlier, Kazakh Beibarys Yerseit won a gold medal in the men’s 61 kg finals at the 2025 Youth and Junior (U17 & U20) World Weightlifting Championships in Lima, Peru.