Karaganda athletes won 15 medals at the Children of Asia Games

Representatives of the Karaganda region performed well at the VIII International Sports Games "Children of Asia". They won 15 medals for the national team.

The competitions are held every four years and cover the entire Asian continent. This year's games were held in Yakutsk (Russia). Athletes under the age of 16 from 30 countries participated in them. 39 sets of medals were awarded in 24 sports.

200 young athletes defended the honor of Kazakhstan. Karaganda residents won 15 medals. The winner of the tournament was the young boxer Timur Taybekov. The last time in 2012, Ablaikhan Zhusupov received a gold medal in this championship at the age of 15.

– I've been boxing for five years. My father brought me to this sport," Timur says. – The opponents at the games were very serious. In the first fight, I met with Yakut, and also fought with boxers from Belarus and Uzbekistan. They are all champions of their countries. The preparation took a long time, but it was not in vain. I look up to Roman Romanchuk, Gennady Golovkin and Sugar Ray Robinson. My main goal is professional boxing.

Runner Yulia Demkina has won three awards. In total, Karaganda representatives of light athletics have climbed the podium ten times.

The athletes of the region became prize-winners in judo, rock climbing, table tennis and chess.

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