From July 30 to August 3, the ITTF World Para Challenger Astana 2025 international para table tennis tournament was held at the Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov Martial Arts Palace.
As a result of the competition, Kazakh athletes won 1 silver and 4 bronze medals in singles, as well as 2 gold, 4 silver, and 5 bronze medals in doubles and mixed events.
In singles:
- Talgat Erekeev – bronze (class 9);
- Marat Surtubaev – bronze (class 9);
- Aruzhan Giniyatova – bronze (class 7);
- Altynai Erzhankyzy – bronze (class 9);
- Galiya Bespalaya – silver (class 2).
In doubles and mixed events:
- Yerlan Kaziev – silver (men’s doubles, class MD8);
- Kenges Koniev – bronze (men’s doubles, class MD8);
- Ali Makhulbekov – gold (men’s doubles, class MD14);
- Erzhan Zhakhanov & Askhat Tazhmiev – bronze (men’s doubles, class MD18);
- Alexandra Stepanova – bronze (women’s doubles, class WD5-10);
- Altynai Erzhankyzy – silver (women’s doubles, class WD14-20);
- Alena Kutyavina – gold (mixed doubles, class XD4);
- Madi Imakov & Galiya Bespalaya – silver (mixed doubles, class XD4);
- Ali Makhulbekov & Aigul Nasikhatova – bronze (mixed doubles, class XD14);
- Makhanbet Nasikhan & Raushan Orynbayeva – bronze (mixed doubles, class XD17);
- Marat Surtubaev & Altynai Erzhankyzy – silver (mixed doubles, class XD20).
It is worth noting that nearly 140 athletes from 14 countries took part in the tournament, with Kazakhstan represented by 39 athletes.
