Kazakhstan Wins Seven Medals in One Day at 2026 Asian Games in Japan
Kazakhstan won seven medals in one day at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan: gold for Lutsenko, silver for Morozova and Fedorov, bronze for Sarkisyan and Ablagatov.

Kazakhstan won seven medals in one day at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan: gold for Lutsenko, silver for Morozova and Fedorov, bronze for Sarkisyan and Ablagatov.


Saber fencer Artem Sarkisyan won Kazakhstan's first fencing bronze at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, becoming the first Kazakh to medal in individual saber.

Aleksandr Mukhamediyev placed sixth in the skeet final at the 2026 Asian Games with 19 targets. Qatar's Rashid Al-Athba won gold with a new Asian record.

Kazakh sabre fencer Artyom Sarkisyan reaches the Asian Games 2026 quarterfinals in Japan. Sofia Aktayeva and Alina Gnoyeva exit in the round of 16.

Alexey Lutsenko won the men's road race at the 2026 Asian Games, becoming a six-time Asian Games champion and setting a Kazakh record. Yevgeniy Fedorov took silver.

Kazakhstani athlete Kristina Morozova won silver in race walking at the 2026 Asian Games with a time of 1:35.25, beating China's Jiang Yunyan by one second.

Barys beat Dynamo Moscow 4-1 in their final KHL road trip game. Shutov stopped 37 shots, while Pilon's double and Bailey's goal sealed the win.

Barys beat Dynamo Moscow 4-1 in a KHL match. Pilon's double and goals from Massie and Bailey gave the Astana team their second straight win.

Asu Almabaev has officially been booked to face Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC Fight Night in Doha on November 21. The bout will be part of the main card.

Dastan Satpayev, on loan at Burnley from Chelsea, met Kazakhstan's U21 team in Britain and wished them luck ahead of their upcoming matches.

On September 27, Almaty will host its anniversary marathon: over 16,000 participants from 60 countries, updated routes, start at Abay Square and finish at Republic Square.

Kazakh karateka Nurkanat Azhikanov won bronze at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan in the up-to-75 kg category, beating Filipino Alvin Batichan 10:1.

Rinata Sultanova finished 8th in the 2026 Asian Games road race in Japan with a time of 2:52:41. Sklyarova was 15th, Kazakova 23rd. Li Guo of China took gold.

Kazakh shooters Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev finished fifth in mixed team qualification at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya, missing the final.

Kazakhstan's women's basketball team defeated Hong Kong 80-77 in overtime at the 2026 Asian Games, keeping their playoff hopes alive.

Kazakhstan's women's volleyball team lost to Vietnam 0-3 in the seventh-place match at the 2026 Asian Games, finishing eighth for the second consecutive time.

WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames has challenged Kazakh boxer Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, reminding him of the December 2025 meldonium doping scandal.

Kazakhstan's wushu athletes finished their 2026 Asian Games campaign: Alina Shosova, Karim Iminzhanov, and Beksultan Koskenov lost in the Round of 16 in Aichi and Nagoya.

Kazakh swimmers Kseniya Ignatova and Gleb Kovalenya finished in the top 8 at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan on the team's second day of competition.

Kazakhstan's gymnasts won no medals in the men's all-around at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya: Nurtan Idrisov was ninth, Ilyas Azizov 13th, Milad Karimi did not finish.

Lionel Messi scored for Inter Miami in a 2-2 draw with San Diego, becoming the first in MLS history to record 20+ goals and 10+ assists in three straight seasons.

Sanzhar Adilov won bronze in MMA at the 2026 Asian Games in the 65 kg division, losing to Otajon Rajabov of Tajikistan in the semifinals. It is Kazakhstan's seventh medal.

A stampede broke out at a Kazakhstan national football team autograph session in Astana. The event was cut short to protect children, the KFF said.

Kazakhstan's triathlon team placed seventh in the mixed relay at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan with a time of 1:31:45, behind winners China.