Yelizaveta Matveyeva hauls silver at Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi
21:05, 30 May 2025
Kazakhstan claimed silver at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, Kazinform News Agency cites Olympic.kz.
Kazakhstan’s Yelizaveta Matveyeva won silver in the women’s high jump event with a top clearance of 1.86 meters.
India’s Pooja Pooja claimed gold with a jump of 1.89 meters, while Uzbekistan’s Safina Sadullayeva also cleared 1.86 meters to share the silver.
This brings Kazakhstan’s medal count to five.
Earlier, golds were won by Norah Jeruto in the 3000m steeplechase and Daisy Jepkemei in the 10,000m. Bronze went to Yasmina Toxanbayeva in the 20km race walk and Daisy Jepkemei in the 3000m steeplechase.
