2024 Olympic Games: 18 sets of medals to be awarded August 1
Today, August 1, the medals in nine sports, including athletics, shooting, rowing, sailing, judo, canoe slalom, artistic gymnastics, fencing and swimming are to be awarded at the Summer Olympic Games, Kazinform News Agency reports.
Kazakhstani judoka Nurlykhan Sharkhan will represent Kazakhstan in judo event in Paris.
To date, Kazakhstan has collected three medals at the competition.
Kazakhstan’s Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev won bronze in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team competition.
31-year-old Yeldos Smetov who competed in men's 60kg, defeated French Luka Mkheidze. Therefore, the national judoka claimed Kazakhstan’s first gold medal in judo.
Judoka Gusman Kyrgyzbayev claimed bronze medal of the 2024 Olympic Games on July 28. He defeated Strahinja Bunčić from Serbia in men’s 66kg.
The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris is set to run from July 26 through August 11. The Games brought together 10,500 athletes from 206 national Olympic committees. Kazakhstan is represented by 80 athletes in 25 sports.
