"While visiting the Akzhar district, I could not help stopping by the house of Aleksandr Gerlitz's parents. The bronze medalist of the Paralympics was born and raised in the village of Gorkovskoye. It was on this North Kazakhstan land that our athlete was formed. I listened to the story of Aleksandr Aleksandrovich and Anna Dmitrievna about Sasha's childhood and youth, about how he stubbornly walked towards his goal. He thanked his parents for the worthy upbringing of his son and champion. Sasha is our pride, his life path is an example for many," Kumar Aksakalov, Akim of the North Kazakhstan region, wrote on his page in social networks.