DIRECTOR OF THE SPORTS DIRECTORATE OF THE NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN ELSIYAR KANAGATOV VISITED THE TURKESTAN REGION

For Kazakhstani athletes, 2021 is a responsible year. The next XXXIII Summer Olympic Games will be held in the capital of Japan - Tokyo. Recall, in connection with the pandemic, last year the Olympic Games were postponed by the decision of the IOC for a year later. The best of the five continents will compete in Tokyo from July 21 to August 8. The national team of Kazakhstan will also include athletes from the Turkestan region. In the weight category up to 52 kg, a talented Kazakh master of leather gloves, a member of the national boxing team, a bronze medalist of the World Championship, Turkestan Saken Bibosynov won a ticket to the Olympic Games in Tokyo. In addition, among the talented countrymen - judoka Didar Hamza and taekwondo player Nurlan Myrzabayev. In rowing and canoeing, the best in Asia are Inna Klinova, Natalia Sergeeva and Vladislav Yakovlev in rowing. Also, a promising wrestler Meirzhan Shermakhanbet will take part in licensed Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. Dariga Aben and Nulifar Raimova will compete for a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics in women's wrestling. It is planned that talented athletes from the Turkestan region Karakoz Daniel and Daria Marasanova will also take part in the licensed competitions. Governor of the region Umirzak Shukeyev is convinced that Turkestanis will justify the high trust and successfully perform at the upcoming Olympics. Director

Director of Sports of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan Elsiyar Kanagatov, who recently visited the Turkestan region on a special visit, met with coaches and athletes of the region, industry experts. During the meeting, he discussed in detail the issues of winning licenses for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. He also noted that in the future, the region will focus on the development of athletics. At the meeting, the head of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Turkestan region, Kanat Zholdykarayev, said that our athletes are preparing for licensed competitions at a high level. At the same time, according to him, there has been a growing interest in athletics in the region recently.

At the same time, the Summer Olympic Games will traditionally be followed by the Paralympic Games. The honor of Kazakhstan at these Games, which will be held from August 24 to September 5, will be defended by Turkestanis Zhalgas Taikenov, Beybars Spatay, Zhanyl Baltabayeva. The Tokyo Olympics are just days away. In the near future, a number of licensed tournaments in various sports will be held.

Elsiyar Kanagatov also stressed the importance of athletes winning tickets to the upcoming Olympic Games in the land of the rising sun at these tournaments.

At the end of the meeting, the elders gave their blessing to the athletes, wishing them success and good luck.