At the 2026 Asian Games in the Japanese cities of Aichi and Nagoya, Kazakh athletes will compete in several key disciplines on Saturday, October 3. The main event of the day will be the participation of Kazakhstan's men's water polo team in the tournament final. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

In addition, domestic athletes will compete for medals in wrestling, judo, taekwondo, rhythmic gymnastics and others.

Competition schedule for October 3

**Sport: Rugby sevens, men. Match for 9th-12th places**

Next match: Kazakhstan — Thailand, 11:15

**Sport: Taekwondo WT, men. Up to 68 kg**

**Sport: Taekwondo WT, men. Over 80 kg**

**Sport: Taekwondo WT, women. Up to 57 kg**

**Sport: Taekwondo WT, women. Over 67 kg**

**Sport: Equestrian. Individual jumping, final**

Who: Ksenia Batalova, Raisa Sokolenko, Oleg Sokolenko, Nurila Turisbekova

**Sport: Jiu-jitsu, men. Up to 85 kg**

**Sport: Jiu-jitsu, women. Up to 63 kg**

**Sport: Rugby sevens, women. Match for 5th-8th places**

**Sport: Sailing. Dinghy, boys, final**

**Sport: Sailing. Dinghy, girls, final**

**Sport: Freestyle wrestling, men. Up to 57 kg**

**Sport: Freestyle wrestling, men. Up to 74 kg**

**Sport: Freestyle wrestling, men. Up to 97 kg**

**Sport: Rhythmic gymnastics. Individual all-around, final**

Who: Aibota Yertaikyzy, Akmaral Yerekesheva

**Sport: Volleyball, men. Match for 11th-12th places**

**Sport: Rhythmic gymnastics. Group all-around, final**

Who: Zhasmin Zhunusbayeva, Aida Khakimzhanova, Madina Myrzabay, Aizere Nurmagambetova, Kristina Chepulskaya

Results of Day 13

Earlier, Kursiv wrote that on the 13th day Kazakhstan won 13 medals. The record figure for the current tournament included three gold, two silver and eight bronze medals.

After the 13th day of the Asian Games, Kazakhstan rose to eighth place in the unofficial medal standings. Two days remain until the end of the Games.

About the 2026 Asian Games

The XX Summer Asian Games in Japan officially opened on September 19. In the multi-sport competitions with the participation of athletes from 45 countries, 460 sets of awards are being contested. 217 — among men, 204 — among women and 39 — in mixed categories. Kazakhstan's national team at the 2026 Asian Games includes 558 athletes in 35 sports.