As part of an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan, the President of the International Judo Federation (IJF), Marius Wieser, visited the key sports facilities of the capital and got acquainted with their activities.

The first point of the visit was the Palace of Martial Arts named after Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, opened in 2019.

This unique sports facility is equipped with modern infrastructure necessary for international competitions in such sports as Greco-Roman, freestyle and women's wrestling, judo, karate, taekwondo and mixed martial arts.

During the introductory voyage, a meeting was held with promising wrestlers and leading Kazakhstani athletes, among whom were bronze medalist of Olympic Games in Paris Gusman Kyrgyzbayev, Paralympic Games champion in Paris Akmaral Nauatbek, World and Asian Championships medalist Abiba Abuzhakynova, as well as 2009 world champion Maxim Rakov. The participants raised topical issues of judo development in Kazakhstan and its promotion in the international arena.

After a lively discussion of topical issues of judo development in Kazakhstan, the athletes held a master class for young athletes. The children got a unique opportunity not only to watch the training of famous champions, but also to learn valuable skills and techniques from them.