Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan’s top player (ATP ranking No. 62), stunned Britain’s Jack Draper, the world No. 5, in four sets (5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4) to reach the quarterfinals of the 2025 French Open, marking his first appearance in a Grand Slam quarterfinal. McEnroe was half-right Bublik continues to deliver surprises…
Kazakhstan’s men’s volleyball team lost 0–3 to Iran in the first match of the semi-final group at the Central Asian Nations League, currently underway in Uzbekistan. Although the Iranians — Asia’s vice-champions — brought a reserve squad to Fergana, they have now won four matches in a row. Against Iran,…
Kazakhstani boxers made a strong statement at the 2025 Thailand Open, claiming five gold medals on the final day of competition. The prestigious international tournament, held in Bangkok from May 24 to June 1, featured 186 athletes from 17 countries and is considered one of Asia’s premier boxing events. In…
Kazakhstan’s youth boxing team delivered a commanding performance at the 2025 ASBC U22 & Youth Men’s & Women’s Asian Boxing Championships in Colombo, Sri Lanka, dominating the U19 finals on May 22 with a haul of 22 gold medals. In the young men’s division, Kazakh boxers secured 10 gold medals.…
Adilbek Mussin, one of Kazakhstan’s top swimmers, narrowly missed a podium finish at the prestigious Mare Nostrum tournament in Barcelona. The 25-year-old swimmer finished fourth in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 52.54 seconds, just one-hundredth of a second behind bronze medalist Ulises Cazau of Argentina (52.53). Switzerland’s Noe…
In their second match at the 2025 Asia Rugby Women’s Championship in Fukuoka, Japan, Kazakhstan’s national team fell to Hong Kong (12-29). Kazakhstan opened the tournament with a heavy 0-90 loss to Japan, the six-time continental champions. With only three teams competing in this year’s championship — Japan, Hong Kong…
Artyom Antropov of Kazakhstan secured a silver medal at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Jiangshan, China. The 25-year-old Karaganda native, who claimed the world championship title in 2024 in the 102-kilogram weight category, lifted 386 kilograms (165 in the snatch and 221 in the clean and jerk). The gold medal…
Germany, riding on its strong performance, entered the May 11 match of the second round of the 2025 Ice Hockey World Championship as the clear favorite against Kazakhstan, which was viewed as a dark horse. Ultimately, the team that was favored to win delivered, securing a 4-1 victory. The three-goal…
Kazakhstan’s young chess players made a strong showing at the Western Asia Youth Chess Championship in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, bringing home a total of 39 medals —16 gold, 9 silver and 14 bronze. According to the Kazakhstan Chess Federation (KazChess), standout performances came from Amirzhan Anetov, Mariya Kholyavko, Alimzhan Zhauynbay and…
Milad Karimi captured gold in the floor exercise at the 2025 FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. According to Kazakhstan’s National Olympic Committee, Karimi also secured first place in the overall World Cup standings for this discipline. In the finals on April 27, Karimi earned 14.133 points…
Kazakhstan’s top gymnasts delivered a strong performance on the opening day of the 17th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup stage on individual apparatus, held in Doha, Qatar. The men’s team secured two second-place and two fourth-place finishes in qualifications, with all four athletes advancing to the finals as serious contenders.…
The 2025 Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship in Dumfries, U.K., ended on a high note for Kazakhstan’s national women’s hockey team. On April 15, in the final game of Group B in Division I, the second-highest tier in international competition, Kazakhstan routed Slovenia 9-1. Yekaterina Kutsenko opened the scoring in…
The men’s short program has concluded at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, with Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov delivering a standout performance. Shaidorov, who has made a sensational breakthrough into the world’s elite this season, scored 94.77 points, placing third out of 39 competitors. He lost points due to a…
