Athletes from Kazakhstan perform at the World Championships in Athletics

Budapest, August 19, 2023 - Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Hungary Zhanibek Abdrashov took part in the opening ceremony of the World Athletics Championships, which are being held in Hungary from August 19 to 27, 2023.

It is the biggest sporting event in Hungary's history, with 2,000 athletes from more than 200 countries taking part and news about it reaching more than a billion people around the world.

The World Athletics Championships is one of the most attended and popular sporting events worldwide, right after the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup.

Kazakhstan is represented by qualified athletes. Kazakhstan's track and field team for the World Championships in Budapest:

Carolyn Chepkoech Kipkirui - 5000 and 10000 meters run;

Daisy Jepkemei - 3000 meters steeplechase;

Nadezhda Dubovitskaya - high jump;

Kristina Ovchinnikova - high jump;

Elizaveta Matveeva - high jump;

Zhanna Mamazhanova - marathon;

Galina Yakusheva - race walking (35 kilometers);

David Efremov - 110 meters hurdles.