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The Licensed judo tournament “Grand Slam”, final in this season, will be carried out from November, 29 to December, 1 in Japanese Tokyo, as press service of Kazakhstani Judo Federation reports. Kazakhstan will be represented by the best judokas of men’s national team under the guidance of Ermek Imambekov and Vladimir Kichatov: - Eldos Smetov, Askhat Telmanov (60 kg) -…

Tastanbek Esentaev was appointed as the Chairman of the Agency for Sports and Physical Education, as Vesti.kz reports. On November, 22, the Prime Minister Serik Ahmetov presented the new head of the sports department to the staff of the Agency. The prime minister thanked the former chairman Erlan Kozhagapanov (pictured) for the work done and in his turn, Esentaev promised…

The regional judo championship was carried out those days in Mangistau. Young men and women, born in 2001-2003, participated in the tournament. Totally 178 judokas from all region came to take part in competitions. The winners of the tournament (men): 25 kg – K. Komekov (Shetpe settlement) 28 kg – N. Manarbekuly (Shetpe settlement) 32 kg – R. Salyk (Aktau)…

The personnel of Confederation of combat and strength sports celebrate its first birthday today on November, 20. This day one year ago the President of Confederation Timur Askarovich Kulibayev officially declared about the beginning of work of this organization at the presentation in Astana. The confederation includes five Federations: boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, judo and taekwondo. The Confederation stood on its…

The Judo championship of Kazakhstan (November, 15-19) finished in Ust-Kamenogorsk. Team contests for the Cup of Kazakhstan (“team-to-team”) were held in final day on the tatami of city Palace of martial arts. The team of Eastern-Kazakhstani region won a victory among men (weight classes – 66 kg, - 73 kg, - 81 kg, - 90 kg, +90 kg), as well…