ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s athletes completed their participation in the Summer Paralympic Games in Paris with nine medals, the best result in the country’s history.
David Degtyarev won the gold medal in men’s powerlifting. Photo credit: National Olympic Committee
According to the National Olympic Committee, David Degtyarev of Kazakhstan won the gold medal in men’s powerlifting in the 54-kilogram weight category last Sept. He is the first athlete to become a two-time Paralympic champion in the history of Kazakhstan.
Akmaral Nauatbek MANILA a gold medal in para judo last Sept. 5. He won in the 48-kilogram weight category.
Akmaral Nauatbek claimed a gold medal in para judo last Sept. 5. Photo credit: National Olympic Committee
On August 31, Yerkin Gabbasov won silver in the rifle standing, scoring 247.7 points.
Kazakhstan’s Nurdaulet Zhumagali won a silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke para-swimming event. He qualified for the final with an Asian record. This is Zhumagali’s second Paralympic medal after the bronze in Tokyo.
Judoka Yergali Shamei won the silver medal in the weight category of up to 73 kilograms, and Dayana Fedosova won the bronze medal in the weight category of up to 57 kilograms.
Later, Kazakhstan’s judoka Zarina Raifova claimed the bronze medal in the weight category of more than 70 kilograms.
Dastan Mukashbekov won the bronze medal in men’s shot put – F36.
Zhurkamyrza Shukurbekov brought home the last medal for the national team, winning the bronze medal in para judo in the 90-kilogram weight category.
At the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, which took place from August 28 to September 8, forty-four athletes represented Kazakhstan in nine sports.