Kazakh judoka Esmigul Kuyulova, competing in the up to 63 kg weight category, has become a bronze medalist at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
In the bout for third place, our athlete defeated Marzhona Nurullaeva from Uzbekistan.
Earlier, Dana Abdirova lost in the bout for the bronze medal.
Adilet Almat and Azhar Askhat will compete for the gold of the 2026 Games today.
The XX Summer Asian Games in Japan officially opened on September 19. The competitions, featuring athletes from 45 countries, will award 460 sets of medals. Kazakhstan's national team at the 2026 Asian Games includes 558 athletes in 35 sports.
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