Karaganda residents won 21 medals at the ITF World Taekwondo Championships in Italy

Athletes from the Karaganda region brought 21 medals to the national team of Kazakhstan at the ITF World Taekwondo Championships among juniors, adults and veterans. Karaganda residents have won 3 gold, 6 silver and 12 bronze awards.

The competition was held in Italy. More than 1,200 athletes from 69 countries participated in them. Kazakhstan was represented by 72 fighters, 16 of whom were from the Karaganda region.

Our athletes performed in individual and team sparring, formal exercises, self-defense, special equipment and power breaking. Many athletes showed a high level of skill and won more than one medal.

Aliya Suleimenova, who competed in the veteran category (45-59 years old), won bronze in formal exercises and gold in sparring. This victory made her a three-time world champion among veterans.

The Karaganda region was also represented by veterans Marlen Shaltakov, Dulat Kurmanseitov and Azamat Sabitov. All of them are former athletes who returned to taekwondo years later. The four veterans won six awards: one gold, three silver and two bronze medals.

The second gold medal was won by Medina Daulenova, who became the first women's world champion in the history of the Karaganda Taekwondo Federation ITF.

The third gold medal winner was Aituar Sayranov, who competed in the age category of 14-15 years. He won in sparring, showing a high level of training and fighting spirit.

— All our athletes performed to the limit of their abilities, demonstrated their character and will to win. We are especially proud of our champions, who have once again proved the strength of the Karaganda taekwondo school," said Valery Kogai, President of the Karaganda ITF Taekwondo Federation and Honored Coach of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Kazakhstan national team won 10 gold, 10 silver and 19 bronze medals in the overall standings, taking fifth place among the strongest teams in the world.