An athlete from Karaganda has become the kickboxing world champion

The WAKO World Kickboxing Championships for youths and juniors have concluded in the Italian city of Lido di Jesolo. Approximately 4,900 athletes from 78 countries participated in the world championship.

An athlete from the Karaganda region, Arina Slovestnikova, competed as part of the junior national team of Kazakhstan in the full contact discipline in the weight category up to 60 kilograms. As a result of the competition, she won a gold medal and became the world champion in kickboxing.

In total, the Kazakhstan team won 25 gold medals and took first place in the team standings for ring disciplines.

According to the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Karaganda Region