Kazakhstan has finalized its athletics roster for the 2026 Asian Games, with 30 athletes named to the squad, including Olympians and the country's first-ever world athletics champion, Nora Jeruto, according to infohub.kz.
The men's team features: Georgiy Sheiko (race walking marathon), Shedrack Kimutai (marathon), Ivan Ivanov (shot put), Alexey Khlystov (javelin throw), David Efremov (110m hurdles), Maxim Frolovsky (5000m and 10000m), Andrey Sokolov (400m, mixed 4×400m relay), Mikhail Litvin (mixed 4×400m relay), Elnur Mukhitdinov (400m, mixed 4×400m relay), Vyacheslav Zems (400m hurdles, mixed 4×400m relay), and Efim Tarasov (mixed 4×400m relay).
The women's roster includes: Yasmina Toksanbayeva (race walking marathon), Kristina Morozova (race walking half marathon), Elmira Kalimullina (race walking half marathon), Nora Jeruto (3000m steeplechase, 5000m), Daisy Jepkemey (5000m and 10000m), Adelina Zems (400m hurdles, 4×400m relay, mixed 4×400m relay), Maria Shuvalova (400m hurdles, 4×400m relay, mixed 4×400m relay), Alexandra Zalyubovskaya (4×400m relay, mixed 4×400m relay), Ayana Bolatbekkyzy (800m and 1500m), Nadezhda Dubovitskaya (high jump), Kristina Ovchinnikova (high jump), Maria Efremova (triple jump), Anastasia Rypakova (long jump), Polina Ivanova (pole vault), Anna Cherkashina (pole vault), Alina Chistyakova (heptathlon), Sofya Kidenko (4×400m relay, mixed 4×400m relay), Anna Shumilo (4×400m relay, mixed 4×400m relay), and Milana Zubareva (4×400m relay, mixed 4×400m relay).
The 2026 Asian Games will be held from September 19 to October 4 in the Japanese city of Nagoya and Aichi Prefecture.