Kazakhstan dominates cycling events at the Asian Para Games

Kazakhstan’s para cyclists took the top two places in both the men’s 65-kilometer race in Class B and the women’s 55-kilometer race in Class B for athletes with visual impairments.

Nail Yermukhanbet and his pilot Ruslan Aliyev won gold with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute and 21 seconds. Kirill Ilyukevich and pilot Gleb Brussenskiy took silver with a time of 2 hours, 11 minutes and 42 seconds.

In the women’s event, Anastasia Kalaus and pilot Polina Bratchikova won gold with a time of 2 hours, 5 minutes and 47 seconds. Zhuldyz Kainarova and pilot Anzhella Solovyova earned silver with a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 43 seconds.

In total, Kazakhstan’s para cyclists have won 4 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Asian Games, the fourth-best result among all teams.

Kazakhstan at the Asian Para Games: record results

Kazakh para athletes have set a new national team record at this year’s Asian Games. With one day remaining before the end of the competition, Kazakhstan already has 12 gold, 15 silver and 21 bronze medals.

Previously, Kazakhstan’s best-ever result at the Summer Asian Para Games was 8 gold medals.