The first ever Kazakhstan Table tennis Championship among athletes aged 11 and younger was held in Karaganda. More than 250 young athletes from all regions of the country took part in it. They fought for medals for six days. There were so many emotions! After all, these are children who have not yet learned to hide their feelings, to hold back tears in case of loss.…

But, as they say, the strongest won. And as for the athletes of the Karaganda region, the girls showed the best results. Our team took the first place in the team competition! The champions of Kazakhstan are: Zlata Stadnik, Zhansaya Tlegenova, Adiya Kosubaeva, Jasmine Baltabai and Milana Kolyachkina. The second place in the team competition was taken by the representatives of Shymkent, and the third place was taken by the Kyzylorda and Aktobe regions.

Moreover, Stadnik and Tlegenova won silver in the doubles, and Zlata also became the second in the mixed duet. Well done girls!

The boys' team of the Karaganda region won the bronze medal in the team competition, which is also a good result.

Akim of the region Ermaganbet Bulekpayev personally congratulated and awarded not only our athletes, but also all the winners of the championship with these achievements. "We are proud that the championship was held at a high level in Karaganda, in the best tennis Center in the country. I am sure that among its participants there are future world champions," said the head of the region.  

By the way, in the Karaganda region more than 13 thousand residents are engaged in table tennis, of which almost four thousand are in rural areas.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/karaganda-sport/press/news/details/1013957?lang=kk