The Kazakhstan swimming championships for boys and girls born in 2008 or later are underway at Dostyk, the regional children’s and youth sports school for aquatic sports in Aktobe.
A total of 334 athletes are competing for 27 teams representing the country’s regions and the cities of Astana, Almaty and Shymkent. The field includes 199 boys and 135 girls.
The opening ceremony was attended by Meirambek Makhambetov, head of the Aktobe Region Department of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Andrey Gershevich, Kazakhstan’s state swimming coach.