S Kazakhstan athletes enjoy successful year
12:57, 3 December 2014
SHYMKENT. KAZINFORM - Athletes from South Kazakhstan region have had an extremely successful year by collecting nine gold medals at world championships since January, officials say.
"Our athletes hauled 9 gold, 7 silver and 13 bronze medals at various world championships. 33 gold, 24 silver and 23 bronze medals were clinched at Asian championships," head of the regional sports department Alibek Nurtayev proudly told a Wednesday press conference. Probably success of the athletes is due to generous financing - local authorities have recently channeled more than 6,5 billion tenge into the development of sport and sports facilities in southern Kazakhstan.