On Saturday, October 3, Kazakhstani athletes will compete in several key disciplines at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan, with the men's water polo final headlining the day's events, according to infohub.kz.
In addition to water polo, Kazakh athletes will vie for medals in wrestling, judo, taekwondo, rhythmic gymnastics and other sports.
Water polo, men. Final: Kazakhstan vs Japan, starts at 15:00.
Rugby sevens, men. 9th–12th place match: Kazakhstan vs Singapore, starts at 05:00. Next match: Kazakhstan vs Thailand, 11:15.
Taekwondo WT, men. Under 68 kg: Samirkhon Ababakirov, starts at 05:12. Over 80 kg: Beibarys Kablан, from 05:12.
Taekwondo WT, women. Under 57 kg: Togzhan Kaznabek, from 05:12. Over 67 kg: Nazym Makhmutova, from 05:12.
Equestrian. Individual jumping, final: Kseniya Batalova, Raisa Sokolenko, Oleg Sokolenko, Nurila Turisbekova, starts at 05:30.
Jiu-jitsu, men. Under 85 kg: Merei Kabdullaev, Ali Imanverdiyev, from 05:45. Women. Under 63 kg: Azhar Salykova, Marian Zhuravleva, from 05:45.
Rugby sevens, women. 5th–8th place match: Kazakhstan vs Malaysia, starts at 06:15.
Sailing. Dinghy, boys, final: Ilya Ivanov, starts at 06:30. Dinghy, girls, final: Taisiya Ilyina, starts at 06:30.
Freestyle wrestling, men. Under 57 kg: Nurdanat Aitanov, from 06:30. Under 74 kg: Nurkozha Kaipanov, from 06:30. Under 97 kg: Rizabek Aitmukhan, from 06:30.
Women's wrestling. Under 53 kg: Shugyla Omirbek, from 06:30. Under 57 kg: Nilufar Raimova, from 06:30.
Judo. Team tournament: Kazakhstan, starts at 07:00.
Rhythmic gymnastics. Individual all-around, final: Aibota Yertaikyzy, Akmaral Yerekesheva, starts at 09:00.
Breaking, men: Amir Zakirov, starts at 11:04.
Volleyball, men. 11th–12th place match: Kazakhstan vs Indonesia, starts at 12:00.
Rhythmic gymnastics. Group all-around, final: Zhasmin Zhunusbaeva, Aida Khakimzhanova, Madina Myrzabai, Aizere Nurmagambetova, Kristina Chepulskaya.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that on Day 13 Kazakhstan won 13 medals. The record haul for the current tournament included three gold, two silver and eight bronze medals.
After Day 13 of the Asian Games, Kazakhstan moved up to eighth place in the unofficial medal standings. Two days remain until the end of the Games.
The XX Summer Asian Games in Japan officially opened on September 19. The multi-sport event, featuring athletes from 45 countries, will award 460 sets of medals: 217 in men's events, 204 in women's and 39 in mixed events. Kazakhstan's team at the 2026 Asian Games comprises 558 athletes competing in 35 sports.