An awards ceremony for Yerbol Khamitov, champion of the XIV Winter Paralympic Games in Italy, and his coaches was held at the Akorda residence

By decree of the Head of State, Yerbol Khamitov, Paralympic champion and gold and bronze medalist, was awarded the Order of Barys, 3rd Class.

High state awards were also presented to Yerbol Khamitov's personal coaches, natives of the North Kazakhstan region. Anton Zhdanovich was awarded the Order of Parasat, and Aslan Tokbayev was awarded the Order of Kurmet.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted that Kazakhstan's performance was a historic success for parasports.

"Yerbol demonstrated to the entire world the resilience, courage, and valor of the Kazakh people. Therefore, I would first and foremost like to express my sincere gratitude to you and the coaching staff. Before leaving for the Paralympic Games, I presented you with our country's turquoise flag. You fully justified the high trust placed in you and returned to Kazakhstan victorious. You achieved an outstanding result, which brought our country to 18th place in the overall team standings," the Head of State said.