Kazakh taekwondo fighters win two medals at Deaflympics 2025
At the XXV Summer Deaflympic Games, Kazakh taekwondo fighters Ayan Abdrash and Aizhamol Abdikatova won bronze medals in the Kyorugi discipline, Qazinform News Agency learnt from the Kazakh Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Ayan Abdrash defeated China’s Sung Hingo 2:0 in the first bout in the men’s 58 kg weight division, beat Kyrgyzstan’s Difat Imenov 2:0 in the second round and lost to an Iranian athlete 1:2 in the semifinals.
In the bronze-medal fight, he defeated Turkiye’s Muhammed Burak Ekinci 2:1.
On her way to the finals, Aizhamol Abdikatova eliminated Kyrgyzstan’s Bermet Marsbekova 2:0 in the women’s 57 kg opening bout, beat China’s Zhang Haiyan 2:0 in the quarterfinals and lost to Iran’s Zoleikha Fatimazahra 0:2 in the semifinals.
She grabbed bronze edging out Venezuela’s Ortego Selsedo 2:0.
Competitions in taekwondo are set to continue today with matches in the heavyweight categories.
According to the ministry, Kazakhstan’s national team currently has 18 medals: seven gold, three silver, and eight bronze. Upcoming events include freestyle wrestling, taekwondo, table tennis, badminton, swimming, and athletics. The Deaflympic Games in Tokyo will run until November 26.
It is worth reminding, Kazakhstan pocketed five gold medals at Canoe Marathon Asian Championships.
