President congratulates judoka Smetov on Budapest Grand Prix win

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev extended his congratulations to Yeldos Smetov who won gold at the Budapest Judo Grand Prix 2019, Kazinform reports.

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PresidentTokayev tweeted his words of congratulations to ‘the prominent athlete of ourcountry Yeldos Smetov on his win’. «Way to go! I wish you reach greater heightsin the future. Your victory is a good example for younger generation,» thetweet reads.

EarlierKazinform reported that Kazakhstani judoka Smetov hauled gold at the BudapestGrand Prix 2019. In the U60kg final he defeated Mongolian Boldbaatar Ganbat.