03.07.2024, 10:10 6156
Kazakhstani Putintseva wins first-round match at Wimbledon 2024
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Kazakhstan’s tennis player Yulia Putinsteva World No.35 defeated Angelique Kerber of Germany in the ladies’ singles first-round match at the Wimbledon 2024 in London, Kazinform News Agency learnt from Sports.kz.
Their encounter lasted for 1 hour and 19 minutes to end 7:5, 6:3.
Angelique Kerber won three Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open 2016, US Open 2016 and Wimbledon 2018.
Next, Putintseva will play against Kateřina Siniaková.
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05.07.2024, 12:31 5736
Elena Rybakina stuns Laura Siegemund, races into Wimbledon Round 3
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Kazakhstani tennis player Elena Rybakina eased into the third round in the ladies’ singles at Wimbledon 2024 beating World No.72 Laura Siegemund in three sets, Kazinform News Agency learnt from Sports.kz.
Their clash lasted 2 hours and 12 minutes and ended with a score of 6:3, 3:6, 6:3.
Elena Rybakina will play Caroline Wozniacki in the third round.
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24.06.2024, 19:08 30471
Yulia Putintseva wins her first grass-court singles title at Rothesay Classic Birmingham
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Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva beat Australian Ajla Tomljanovic (ranked 190th) to secure her first-ever grass-court singles title at the WTA-250 Rothesay Classic tournament in Birmingham (Great Britain), KTF press-service reports.
The final match, which lasted for 1 hour and 28 minutes, ended with a score of 6:1, 7:6 (10:8).
In the second set, she came from 5:3 behind and saved two set points.
This became the third champion’s title for Putintseva and first-ever grass title in her career.
On Monday, June 24, Putintseva will climb seven spots up in the world rankings to occupy the 34th line.
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21.06.2024, 16:15 38776
How many Olympic licenses have Kazakhstani athletes pocketed so far
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The Minister of Tourism and Sports, Yermek Marzhikpayev, talked about the number of Kazakh athletes who will participate in the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris at the joint session of the Kazakh Parliament chambers, Kazinform News Agency reports.
The Olympic Games represent the pinnacle of international sporting competition. The 2024 Olympics in Paris will see 10,500 athletes from 205 countries participating in 32 sports. As of today, Kazakhstan has 78 licenses in 22 sports in its pocket. Unfortunately, the country has not captured licenses in women's wrestling and weightlifting this year," Minister Marzhikpayev said.
Additionally, the minister provided a breakdown of the regions that received the largest number of licenses.
The city of Almaty earned the highest number of Olympic quotas - 16. Shymkent athletes captured 12 licenses, Astana athletes - 9 licenses. East Kazakhstan, Turkistan, and Zhetysu regions pocketed 5 licenses each. Four additional rating and license tournaments are scheduled to take place. Our goal is to obtain 80-85 quotas that would allow us to participate in the Paris Olympics," the minister noted.
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20.06.2024, 19:54 40486
Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina to compete against former world No. 1
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World No. 4 tennis player from Kazakhstan, Elena Rybakina, has successfully started her participation in the WTA 500 tournament in Berlin, Kazinform News Agency cites Sports.kz.
Rybakina commenced the second round against Russian competitor world No. 35 Veronika Kudermetova. The Kazakh tennis player defeated Kudermetova in two sets with the score of 6-4 and 7-5. In the second set, Rybakina managed to make a comeback by breaking her opponent's serve. The match’s duration was one and half hour.
Elena Rybakina successfully advanced to the third round of the tournament, where she will compete against the former world No. 1, Victoria Azarenka ranked 19th in the world.
Rybakina was playing her first official match since her performance in the 2024 Roland Garros, where she reached the quarterfinals.
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19.06.2024, 21:55 41481
Kazakhstan’s Putintseva advances at 2024 Birmingham Classic
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Kazakhstani Yulia Putintseva, ranked 41st in the world, is off to a good start at the WTA 250 singles tennis tournament held in Birmingham, the United Kingdom, Kazinform News Agency cites the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation.
Putintseva outplayed Franch Clara Burel, world’s number 43, 6-3, 6-4 at the start of the 2024 Birmingham Classic.
The Kazakhstani is to take on next Anhelina Kalinina of Ukraine.
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14.06.2024, 12:31 54871
Kazakhstan bags gold, silver and bronze at Horseback Archery World Championships in China
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Kazakhstan won gold, silver and bronze medals in various historic styles at the Horseback Archery (Zhamby atu) World Championships held in China, Kazinform News Agency reports.
The four-day event brought together sportsmen from Kazakhstan, Australia, Malaysia, Turkiye, China, Indonesia, Qatar, Mongolia, and Pakistan.
Abzal Tulybekov, Aitbek Sarybai, Nursultan Birlikbayev and Batyr Beksauyt defended the country’s colors at the championships.
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12.06.2024, 10:17 55566
Kazakhstan bags 3 medals at Suwon 2024 Archery Asia Cup leg 3
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Adel Zheksembinova and Andrei Tyutyun won bronze in the mixed team events at the Suwon 2024 Asia Cup leg 3 held between June 3 and June 8 in Suwon, South Korea, Kazinform News Agency cites the National Olympic Committee.
Andrei was the best in the men’s individual events, while Ilfat Abdullin won silver in finals recurve and compound, individual.
158 archers from 18 Asian countries participated in the third leg of the continental meet.
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11.06.2024, 20:10 54531
Kazakh taekwondoka earns gold in Luxembourg
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Member of the Kazakhstan national taekwondo team Samirhon Ababakirov claimed gold at the international G1 tournament in Luxembourg, Kazinform News Agency cites the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Kazakhstani athlete won the competition in the weight class of 63 kilograms. This event marked his inaugural appearance following the Asian Men's Qualification for Olympic Games.
Ababakirov qualified for the Olympic Games at 58 kg.Member of the Kazakhstan national taekwondo team Samirhon Ababakirov claimed gold at the international G1 tournament in Luxembourg, Kazinform News Agency cites the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Kazakhstani athlete won the competition in the weight class of 63 kilograms. This event marked his inaugural appearance following the Asian Men's Qualification for Olympic Games.
Ababakirov qualified for the Olympic Games at 58 kg.
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