Kazakhstani female karate athletes achieved a historic result

At the final Karate Premier League event of the year, held in Rabat, the capital of Morocco, Kazakh athletes Möldir Zhanbyrbai and Asel Kanai were awarded the prestigious “Grand Winner” title, which is given to the season’s top-performing athletes, reports Adyrna. This marks the second consecutive year that Möldir Zhanbyrbai has received this honor. To recall, earlier this year, Zhanbyrbai won a bronze medal at the Premier League event in Paris and claimed silver in Hangzhou, China. She also earned a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in Tashkent. As for Asel Kanai, she secured silver medals in both Paris and Hangzhou. At the Asian Championships, she narrowly missed the gold and settled for third place. In the Rabat tournament, Möldir Zhanbyrbai defeated Malaysia’s Chandran Shahmalarani in the group stage. However, in her second bout, she lost to 2023 World Championship silver medalist Erminia Perfetto of Italy and did not advance to the playoffs.