Tokayev congratulates Kazakh boxers on Asian Championship triumph
Tengrinews.kz – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has congratulated Dina Zholaman and Nadezhda Ryabets on winning gold medals at the Asian Boxing Championships.
The announcement was made by presidential adviser and press secretary Aibek Smadiyarov on his Telegram channel.
“The congratulatory message noted that the athletes demonstrated a high level of skill, determination to win and patriotism. The President wished members of the national team success at the upcoming World Championships and the Olympic Games in Los Angeles,” the statement said.
On April 9, the women’s finals took place at the Asian Boxing Championships. Earlier, Nadezhda Ryabets defeated Uzbekistan’s Rukhshona Parpieva in the final, securing the team’s first gold medal at the tournament.
Another Kazakh winner was Dina Zholaman, who claimed the title in the over-80 kg category after defeating India’s Alfia Pazan, the 2021 youth world champion.
Overall, Kazakhstan’s women’s boxing team won two gold medals, one silver (Bakyt Seidish) and two bronze medals (Aigerim Sattibayeva and Valentina Khalzova) at the 2026 Asian Championships.