Kazakhstani Yuliya Galysheva has taken the 3rd place in the FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships Men's and Women's Dual Moguls on January 19, 2015 in Kreischberg, Austria.
Kazakhstani boxer Nazym Kyzaibay has won the gold medal of the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Jeju, South Korea in the light flyweight (-48 kg) category.
Kazakhstani weightlifter Zhazira Zhapparkul has won a silver medal in the women’s -69 kg weight category at the World Weightlifting Championship in Almaty.
Two-times World Champion and London 2012 Olympic Champion Svetlana Podobedova of Kazakhstan is unable to take part in the World Weightlifting Championship in Almaty.
14-year-old WGM Zhansaya Abdumalik from Kazakhstan has been awarded the title of the 2013 Best Girl Under-20 Player of the Year at 1st Annual Asian Chess Excellence Awards.