Atyrau paralympians stun international volleyball tournament in Germany
14:10, 4 December 2014
ATYRAU. KAZINFORM - The Atyrau Paralympic wheelchair volleyball team wowed the first international tournament in Germany by winning bronze.
"The Leipzing-hosted tournament brought together volleyball paralympians from all corners of the world. On their way to semifinals, Team Kazakhstan routed Magdeburg, Leverkusen and Egypt and tied the score with the hosts - Leipzig," coach of the team Bauyrzhan Takhauov told Kazinform correspondent. "Unfortunately, the Kazakh side lost to one of the strongest teams at the tournament - Ukraine." "In the fight for the bronze medal, the Atyrau paralympians beat Finland," he added proudly.