Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Türkiye
Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Northern Cyprus (TRNC)
Hungary
SportsOctober 20, 2026
Kazakhstan's Dias Kenzhebek breaks Asian record to win 100m backstroke gold at Asian Para Games
Kazakhstan's para swimmer Dias Kenzhebek won gold in the men's S10 100 metres backstroke on October 20 at the 5th Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
He finished the final in 1:01.98, lowering the previous Asian record of 1:03.73 by about 1.75 seconds. Japan's Akito Minai took silver (1:05.13) and his compatriot Yumeto Ido bronze (1:07.64).
It was Kazakhstan's fifth gold medal of the Games. Kenzhebek had earlier the same day won silver in another swimming event.
Related news
SportsOctober 23, 202613-year-old Kazakhstani Danis Kuandykuly wins his third chess world title
SportsOctober 23, 2026Tokayev receives Atlético de Madrid CEO and presents him with the Order of Dostyk
SportsOctober 22, 2026Kazakhstan's Aisulu Suleimenova sets an Asian record at the Asian Para Games as the team wins silver and bronze in shot put
SportsOctober 19, 2026Kazakhstan's Yerkin Gabbasov wins Asian Para Games shooting gold with a Games record