Kazakhstan's best young sportsmen of 2012

Aleksey Lutsenko, 20 (cycling). world junior champion in road racing.

Pavel Poluektov, 20 (hockey). Played in the world champion as part of Kazakhstan national team.

Daulet Baigabatov, 18 (boxing). Bronze medal winner of the world junior boxing championship.

Zhansaya Abdumalik, 12 (chess). International Grandmaster.

Aliya Assymova, 15 (rhythmic gymnastics). Successfully participated in several international junior tournaments.

Galina Vishnevskaya, 18 (biathlon). Prize-winner of the Junior Olympics and the World Junior Championship.

Yuliya Galysheva, 20 (freestyle). Prize-winner of several World Cup stages.

Anna Danilina, 17 (tennis). Successfully played in Grand Slam junior tournaments.

Bauyrzhan Islamkhan, 19 (football). Joined Kazakhstan national football team, became a major player in the junior team.

Nadezhda Nogai, 16 (weightlifting). World Junior Champion.

Anna Nurmukhambetova, 19 (weightlifting). Number five in the 69kg event at the London Olympics.