Kazakhstan's national team has completed its competitions at the 5th Asian Para Games, held in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan, from October 18 to 24. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
At the continental event, Kazakh athletes won 12 gold, 16 silver and 22 bronze medals, totaling 50 awards. In the overall standings, the Kazakhstan team finished ninth.
At the Asian Para Games, 150 athletes represented Kazakhstan across 12 sports. The national team competed in para judo, para cycling, para swimming, para powerlifting, para athletics, para archery, para shooting, para table tennis, para taekwondo, boccia, wheelchair tennis and sitting volleyball.
The national team won the most medals in para judo. In this sport, Kazakh athletes earned 5 gold, 1 silver and 7 bronze medals, totaling 13 awards. In addition, Kazakhstan's team took first place in the overall standings in para judo.