Kazakhstan's Aisulu Suleimenova sets an Asian record at the Asian Para Games as the team wins silver and bronze in shot put

Kazakhstani athletes added new results at the 5th Asian Para Games in Japan on October 22. Para athlete Aisulu Suleimenova from Astana set a new Asian record in the T62 class in the women's 100 metres, running 16.18 seconds. With no other T62 entrants, she raced against T64 runners and finished fifth overall.

In the shot put, Dastan Mukashbekov won silver with 15.47 metres and Ivan Zeleznyak took bronze with 12.71 metres. Gold went to Uzbekistan's B. Bakhtiyorov, whose 15.98-metre throw set a new Asian Para Games record.

Kazakhstan's Toleukassym also took bronze in the men's individual archery event. Kazinform reported the results, citing Kazakhstan's Sports and Physical Culture Committee.