Meet Kazakh boxers and rhythmic gymnast leaving for 2024 Paris Games
There are 9 days left until the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Kazinform News Agency offers a short information about the boxers and rhythmic gymnasts who will represent the country at the event.
Men's Boxing:
Saken Bibossinov, born July 3, 1997 in Turkistan region. He is a bronze medalist of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and winner of the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
Makhmud Sabyrkhan, born September 9, 2001 in Shymkent. He is a winner of the 2023 IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Aslanbek Shymbergenov, born October 9, 1993, in Zhambyl reion. He is a winner of the 2023 IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Nurbek Oralbay, born June 11, 2000 in Astana. He is winner of the 2023 IBA World Championships 2023 held in Tashkent.
Aibek Oralbay, born June 11, 2000, in Astana.
Kamshybek Kunkabayev, born 18, 1991, in Kyzylorda. He is a bronze medalist of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and two-time silver medalist of the 2017, 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships.
Mukhammedsabyr Bazarbaiuly, born November 27, 2002, in Kyrgyz Republic.
Women's Boxing:
Nazym Kyzaibay, September 14, 1993, in Alatau, Ili district of Almaty region. She is a two-time winner of the 2014 and 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.
Karina Ibragimova, born July 8, 1996, in Kokshetau. She is a prizewinner of the 2018, 2022, and 2023 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.
Valentina Khalzova, born January 16, 1997 in Astana. She is a gold medalist of the 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Elzhana Taniyeva, born September 6, 2005.
Team Kazakhstan has earned 80 Olympic Games quotas in 25 sports, including boxing, judo, artistic gymnastics, track-and-field, kayaking and canoeing, rifle shooting, Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, archery, trap-shooting, tennis, road cycling, swimming, modern pentathlon, taekwondo, cycling track, trampoline gymnastics, badminton, rowing, rhythmic gymnastics, triathlon, table tennis, climbing and breaking.
The XXXIII Summer Olympic Games will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11. The event will bring together 10,500 athletes from 205 countries, who will compete for 329 sets of medals in 32 sports.