
Karaganda athletes won six medals at the World Championship in surdo-taekwondo. They brought one gold, three silver and two bronze awards to the piggy bank of our national team.

The competitions were held in Bishkek. 195 athletes from 20 countries took part in them. 22 fighters played for the national team of Kazakhstan.

Six Karaganda athletes distinguished themselves:
- Aizhamal Abdikatova (57 kg) – 1st place;
- Ayan Abdrash (58 kg) – 2nd place;
- Asem Baymakhan (62 kg) – 2nd place;
- Ansar Orlov (63 kg) – 2nd place;
- Nurdaulet Zhakyp (68 kg) – 3rd place;
- Viktor Frundin (+87 kg) – 3rd place.

Ruslan Ishchanov, President of the Surdo-Taekwondo Federation of Kazakhstan, trains athletes.
Last year, Karaganda fighters Aizhamal Abdikatova, Nurdaulet Zhakyp, Ayan Abdrash, Viktor Frundin adequately represented Kazakhstan at the Deaflympic Games in Brazil.
According to the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Karaganda region