Kazakhstan’s representative set to be OСA’s Vice President
Kudrat Shamiyev, the President of the Kazakh Taekwondo Federation (WT), has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and appointed Vice President for organizational matters for the 2029 Asian Winter Games in Almaty, Qazinform News Agency reports, citing the Kazakh National Olympic Committee.
The decision was made at the OCA Executive Committee’s meeting during the VI Asian Beach Games 2026 in Sanya, China.
Kudrat Shamiyev will coordinate organizational matters for the 2029 Asian Winter Games and support cooperation with the OCA’s relevant bodies on Games preparation issues in Almaty.
Additionally, Kudrat Shamiyev is the President of Kazakhstan’s Taekwondo Federation (WT), a member of the Kazakh National Olympic Committee’s Executive Committee, and the Head of the Altaic Taekwondo Union.
Earlier, it was reported that Kazakhstan had won four medals at the international taekwondo tournament in Spain.
