On the final full medal day of the Asian Games, Kazakhstan's team added seven medals of various denominations to its tally. Unlike Friday, there were no golds among them. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The vice-champions of the 2026 Asian Games today were jiu-jitsu fighter Merey Kabdullayev, competing in the up to 85 kg weight category, judokas in the mixed team tournament, and the men's water polo team.
The rhythmic gymnastics team (Zhassmin Zhunusbayeva, Aida Khakimzhanova, Madina Myrzabay, Aizere Nurmagambetova, and Kristina Chepulskaya) took third place in the group all-around final. Marian Zhuravleva won bronze in jiu-jitsu in the up to 63 kg category. Freestyle wrestler Nurkozha Kaipanov (74 kg) and female wrestler Nilufar Raimova (57 kg) stepped onto the third step of the podium.
Her teammate on the women's wrestling team, Shugyla Omirbek (53 kg), fell one step short of bronze. Akmaral Yerekesheva also took fourth place in the individual all-around final in rhythmic gymnastics. Aibota Yertaikyzy finished fifth in this discipline.
Taekwondo athletes Samirkhon Ababakirov and Beibarys Kablан finished their performances in the quarterfinals. Togzhan Kaznabek and Nazym Makhmutova dropped out at the 1/8 final stage.
The women's rugby-7 team took an overall fifth place, the men's team – tenth. Volleyball players finished the Asian Games in 11th place.
After the 14th day of the Asian Games, Kazakhstan remained in eighth place in the unofficial medal standings. Tomorrow, only equestrian jumping competitions will take place at the Games. Our team will no longer be able to move up in the medal standings.
The XX Summer Asian Games in Japan officially opened on September 19 and will end tomorrow, October 4. In the multi-sport event with athletes from 45 countries, 460 sets of medals are being contested. 217 – among men, 204 – among women, and 39 – in mixed categories. Kazakhstan's team at the 2026 Asian Games includes 558 athletes in 35 sports.
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