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Olympics: Kazakh boxing golden boy has scar to show for it
The fourth Kazakh boxer in a row to win Olympic welterweight gold says a deep cut that will scar him for life will be a satisfying reminder of his Rio exploits.
18 August 2016 16:42
Olympics: Kazakh Yeleussinov wins welterweight gold
Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yeleussinov defeated Uzbekistan's Shakhram Giyasov to win welterweight Olympic boxing gold in Rio.
18 August 2016 16:38
Olympics: The draw of gold brings tainted lifters back to Olympic battle
Eight weightlifters who previously served doping bans have won medals at Rio, while others have been sent home for failed tests.
15 August 2016 15:25
Olympics: Aussie teen stars as Ledecky motors on
Australia's new teenage swimming sensation Kyle Chalmers won the blue riband Olympic 100m freestyle gold.
11 August 2016 15:06
Kazakhstan weightlifting team facing Rio ban over doping
Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus are to be suspended for one year by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).
23 June 2016 14:44
Rio Carnival conquers Zika fears with repellant and samba
With crazy costumes, pulsating music the Rio Carnival's top performers swatted aside Zika worries to get down for the world's biggest party
08 February 2016 15:22
Kazakhstani boxers at World Championship in Doha
World Boxing Championship 2015 has taken place in Doha, Qatar.
18 October 2015 18:18
Kazakhstan's first Olympic lisence for wrestling
Kazakhstani wrestler Doszhan Kartikov has earned the first Olympic license at the World Championship in Las Vegas.
10 September 2015 17:53
World Ranking in Judo updated: Yeldos Smetov takes 1st place
The International Judo Federation World Ranking has been updated after the World Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan.
03 September 2015 01:23
Olga Rypakova from Kazakhstan brings bronze from IAAF World Championship
Kazakhstani athlete Olga Rypakova has won the bronze medal in Women’s Triple Jump at the World Championship in Beijing.
25 August 2015 21:31
Kazakhstan's Ilya Iliyn sets world record lifting 250kg in clean and jerk
Ilya Iliyn, Kazakhstan's most celebrated weightlifter, has authored another World Record.
25 August 2015 17:48
Rio set for 'great' Olympics: IOC
Rio will stage a great Olympics, as long as it sorts out "millions" of details first, the head of an IOC fact-finding mission said.
13 August 2015 12:45
Undefeated Wolves continue to reign: Astana Arlans win Argentina Condors 4:1
The Wolves tore apart Argentina Condors with 4:1 in San Luis.
13 May 2015 19:33
Olympics: 500 days and counting, Rio races to be ready
In Tuesday marking 500 days to go before it stages South America's first ever Olympic Games, Rio is straining at the leash to be ready.
25 March 2015 13:26
Ilya Iliyn's coach heads men's weightlifting team
The coach of the two times Olympic Champion Ilya Iliyn and Yerzhan Boltayev has been appointed the head coach of the Kazakhstan’s weightlifting team.
19 February 2015 01:16
Birzhan Zhakypov wins APB Inaugural Title Match in Hong Kong: AIBE Pro Boxing Continues
Kazakhstani boxer Birzhan Zhakypov has won a Brazilian fighter Patrick Lourenco at the AIBA Pro Boxing (APG)
19 February 2015 01:05
First ticket to Rio Olympics for Kazakhstan: Berik Abdrakhmanov wins AIBA Pro Boxing in lightweight division
Kazakhstani boxer Berik Abdrakhmanov won the AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) Inaugural Title, an ultimate ticket to the Rio Olympics, in a fight against Uzbek boxer Hurshid Tojibaev in Astana, Kazakhstan.
05 February 2015 01:32
5 Kazakhstani boxers to compete in new AIBA Pro Boxing to qualify for RIO Olympics
AIBA’s new project Pro Boxing (APB) starts on October 24.
04 September 2014 01:21
Carnival crown to samba champions honoring Senna, Bolt
Rio on Wednesday elected the Unidos da Tijuca samba school as its Carnival champions, a 40-strong jury crowning a program which paid homage to late Brazilian Formula One racer Ayrton Senna.
06 March 2014 13:18
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