April 22 From 26 to 26, the Kazakhstan youth championship in kayaking and canoeing was held at the "Badam" reservoir in Shymkent.

112 athletes born in 2007-2008 from 11 regions of the country took part in the competition. 16 oarsmen defended the honor of Turkestan region.

Sportsmen of the Turkestan regional water sports school won 10 prizes, including 3 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals.

In particular, Ruslan Fedotov won a gold medal in single canoe at a distance of 1000 meters and qualified for the Asian Championship. Daulet Shaldar and Ruslan Fedotov brought two more gold medals to the regional basket in the 500-meter canoeing four. Zoya Pryadka

won a silver medal in the 500 meters distance in the four-stroke kayak. At the same time, he won two bronze medals in single kayak and double kayak at distances of 5000 and 500 meters.

He was going to participate in the Asian Championships in Pattaya (Thailand) from June 12 to 16.