Kazakh judokas Kamila Berlikash and Akerke Ramazanova have finished their performance at the 2026 World Championships in Baku. Both athletes lost their opening matches in the over-78 kg weight category. The Kazakhstan team ended the individual part of the tournament with one silver medal. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Berlikash lost her first bout to Belgium's Gabrielle Bouvier, while Ramazanova was defeated by Egypt's Safa Soliman.
Thus, Kazakhstan's participation in the individual program of the World Championships is complete. The team's only medal was brought by Sherzod Davlatov, who became a silver medalist in the up to 60 kg weight class. In the final, he lost to Azerbaijan's Ahmad Yusifov. Abylaikhan Zhubanazar reached the bronze medal match in the up to 81 kg category but lost to Omar Rajabli and took fifth place.
In terms of the number of medals, the team's result matched last year's World Championships in Budapest. In 2025, Kazakhstan also won one silver – it was brought by Abiba Abuzhakynova in the up to 48 kg weight class.
Tomorrow, October 11, the final part of the World Championships will take place in Baku – the mixed team tournament. Eighteen teams are entered, including Kazakhstan. The Kazakh team roster lists 11 judokas – five men and six women.
The World Judo Championships are being held in Baku (Azerbaijan) from October 4 to 11, with the participation of 622 athletes from 93 countries. Kazakhstan is represented by 15 athletes.