The Minister of Tourism and Sport held a meeting with the leaders and coaches of the fencing and taekwondo federations at the Martial Arts Palace named after Zh. Ushkempirov. During the meeting, the final report on these sports at the Asian Games was heard, and plans for the upcoming Paris Olympics were worked out.

Yermek Marzhikpaev expressed dissatisfaction with the results he showed in Hangzhou and sharply criticized the inability of the federation representatives to fulfill their obligations to the Alaman.

It is worth noting that the fencers plan to win 1 gold, 1 bronze medal at the Asian Games, and at the end of the competition, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. Taekwondo athletes also achieved 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals, but in China they won only two bronze medals.

At the end of the meeting, the minister instructed to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the results of continental competitions and work on mistakes. He also promoted getting enough berths before the Paris Olympics.

“As we see, at the Asian Games, athletes from the two mentioned federations did not show sufficiently impressive results. However, from this failure, appropriate conclusions should be drawn from today's criticism. Paris is ahead. Now, in the remaining eight months, it is necessary to strengthen preparations and participate in licensed tournaments,” said Minister of Tourism and Sport Yermek Marzhikpayev.

Let us note that in the match the fencers committed themselves to win five trips to the Paris Olympics, and the taekwondoists two.