The Almaty team won five gold, four silver and six bronze medals at Kazakhstan’s senior taekwondo (WT) championships. Shymkent finished second in the team standings, followed by the team from Turkistan Region, the Almaty City Sports Department said.
Almaty has topped the team standings for the fifth consecutive year, dating back to 2022. During that period, the team won the national championships four times and took first place in the team standings at the Kazakhstan Spartakiad in 2023.
This year’s championships took place from November 4 to 6 at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty. About 350 athletes from all regions of the country competed for medals in 16 weight categories.