A 75-year-old resident of the Agadyr village became a world champion in powerlifting

Daribai Ospanov from the Agadyr village, Shet district, won gold and silver at the World Powerlifting Championships. The Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Karaganda region congratulated the champion.

The championship was held in Austin (Texas, USA). 960 athletes of all ages from 46 countries participated. The only representative of veterans from Kazakhstan was Daribai Ospanov. The 75-year-old athlete won silver in the classics and gold in the equipment.

– I am a master of sports of international class, Honored coach of the Republic of Kazakhstan, four-time world champion, ten-time Asian champion. At the World Championships, he competed in the category of athletes over 70. There were five of us – a Japanese, a German, a Canadian, an Indian and me. I am satisfied with the result. The goal is to defeat the Dane. He performed at the age of 94, and I'm going to compete at the age of 95," the aksakal shared.

Daribai Ospanov's son Karaman Abdulkarim also showed decent results. He became the winner in the classics and took second place in the equipment.

At the same time as the powerlifters, karate was celebrated at the Nurken Abdirov Sports Palace. They won first place in the team competition at the prestigious Dageki World Full Contact Karate Championship 2024. The athletes brought 11 awards, four of which are gold.

According to the press service of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Karaganda region