In 2024, athletes of the Akmola region won 1,616 medals (561 gold, 516 silver, 539 bronze) at international and national competitions.
Main sporting events of 2024:
Two athletes took part from the region:
Karina Ibragimova - Honored Master of Sports in boxing, silver and two-time bronze medalist of the World Championships, and Asian Champion, silver medalist of the Asian Games. She won a license to participate in the Olympic Games in November 2023 at the Asian Games. At the Olympic Games, Karina Ibragimova, in the boxing competition in the 57 kilogram category, was defeated in the opening fight for a place in the quarter-finals
Andrey Chugay is an international master of sports in cycling (track), competing in the sprint and keirin (track cycling) disciplines. In the track cycling competition, he took 19th place in the keirin discipline, and 30th place in the sprint.
Three athletes took part.
David Degtyarev became the champion in the parapowerlifting competition. It should be noted that David won the Paralympic Games for the second time, we remember his sensational performance in Tokyo in 2021.
Erkin Gabbasov won a silver medal in the air rifle shooting competition. Amir Muratbekov successfully performed in the qualifying tournament in 100-meter breaststroke, which allowed Amir to take part in the final competition.
Athletes from the region Duman Kogershin, Kenzhetai Erlan, Nurlanuly Bekbol, Abeuova Tolganay and the Tomiris team took part.
Duman Kogershin became the winner of the gold medal as part of the national team of the Republic of Kazakhstan in bes asyk.
Nurlanuly Bekbol won a silver medal in the competition in alysh kuresi.
Abeuova Tolganay became a silver medalist in another type of wrestling – kurash kuresi.
In December in Beijing (China) at the stage of the World Cup in short track in the women's relay, the national team won a bronze medal for the first time in the history of Kazakhstan, two athletes from the Akmola region, Olga Tikhonova and Yana Khan, took part in the national team.
From November 29 to December 11, the Asian Boxing Championship was held in Thailand. Our athlete Asylkulov Orazbek won a silver medal in the 57 kg weight category.
Currently, the XXXII Winter World Universiade is being held in Turin (Italy) (January 13-23, 2025). Akmola region is represented by 8 athletes (Matasov Svyatoslav, Khan Yana, Kurales Vadim, Skripkina Alina, Kryukova Arina, Egorova Polina, Denis Chaporov, Barambaeva Karina) in 5 sports (cross-country skiing - 1, short track -1, biathlon - 4, ice hockey -1, orienteering -1).
From February 7 to 14, 2025, Harbin (China) will host the IX Asian Winter Games. Akmola region is planned to be represented by 14 athletes in four sports: (biathlon -4, cross-country skiing -5, short track -4, men's ice hockey -1). Cross-country skiing - Svyatoslav Matasov (Shchuchinsk) won a license
Biathlon - four athletes won licenses: Aleksandr Mukhin (Sandyktau district), Vadim Kurales (Shchuchinsk), Polina Egorova (Shchuchinsk), Arina Kryukova (Stepnogorsk).
Short track - four athletes won licenses: Denis Nikisha (Zerendinsky district), Yana Khan (Zerendinsky district), Olga Tikhonova (Zerendinsky district), Mersaid Zhaksybaev (Zerendinsky district).
Ice hockey - one athlete Eduard Mikhailov (Kokshetau), defender of the Arlan hockey club, was declared as part of the national team.