Kazakhstan's judo team closed out the final day of the Grand Prix stage in Zagreb, the Croatian capital, without a medal: Yerasyl Kazhybayev, competing in the over-100-kilogram weight class, was the only member of the national squad to reach the final block, infohub.kz reports.
Kazhybayev dropped into the repechage, where he won to earn a shot at bronze. In the medal bout he faced Georgia's Saba Inaneishvili, who scored an ippon for an early victory. The Kazakh judoka thus finished without a medal but placed in the tournament's top five.
In the same weight class, Zhantilek Nurtilepuly ended his run after his second bout, losing to Azerbaijan's Kanan Nasibov, who went on to take the title.
Yermakhan Anuarbekov and Nurzhan Bisenov competed in the under-90-kilogram division and were eliminated in the round of 32. Yekaterina Tokareva also exited at that stage in the under-78-kilogram category.
In the over-78-kilogram weight class, Aida Toishybekova reached the repechage but lost there and missed out on a bronze chance. Kamila Berlikash was eliminated in the round of 16 in the same division.
Overall in Zagreb, Kazakhstan won three medals: gold for Nurkhanat Serikbayev in the under-66-kilogram category, plus silver for Galiya Tynbayeva (under 48 kilograms) and Aman Bakytzhan (under 60 kilograms).