Wrestling bronze, fencing silver secured by Kazakh athletes in Riyadh
Kazakhstan's Sofiya Aktayeva and Zeinep Bayanova won two medals at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Qazinform News Agency cites the National Olympic Committee.
Sofiya Aktayeva secured a silver medal in fencing, while Zeinep Bayanova claimed bronze in wrestling.
Silver
Kazakhstani fencer Sofiya Aktayeva finished second in the women's foil individual event at the Games. In the final, Aktayeva had a tense bout against Alara Atmaca of Türkiye. The match concluded with a narrow score of 15:13 in favor of the Turkish athlete.
Bronze
In women's wrestling, Zeinep Bayanova took the bronze medal for Kazakhstan. Competing in the 53 kg division, Bayanova defeated Vatansulton Shakarshoeva of Tajikistan with a dominant score of 14:3 in the match for third place.
Earlier, Qazinform reported that Kazakhstan achieved a historic breakthrough in the UEFA Euro U19 Championships Qualifiers.