12 Kazakh referees chosen for Paris Olympics

12 referees from Kazakhstan have been chosen to officiate at the Games in Paris, El.kz reports with reference to Olympic.kz.

Among the specialists who have been selected to officiate at the Olympics: Alua Bekturova (rhythmic gymnastics), Olga Solovyeva (weightlifting), Aliya Karimova (artistic swimming), Yulia Ignatchenko, Meruert Kaukeyeva (tennis), Timur Amirbekov (artistic gymnastics), Evgeniy Dyakokin (fencing, saber), Evgeny Mikheev (basketball), Yerik Zhumabekov, Igor Ligai (wrestling), Alisher Altayev, Ermek Suyenish (boxing).

Timur Amirbekov will be attending his 4th Olympic Games. Previously, he worked at three Olympics and 18 world championships.

"This is my fourth Olympics. My first experience was in 2004 when the Games were held in Athens. I missed the Beijing Olympics as I was the head coach of the team at that time.

Then I was a judge in London in 2012 and in Rio (2016). Unfortunately, he was not a referee at the Tokyo Games.

I have also been a referee at 18 World Championships throughout my career. The last time it happened was in 2022 in Liverpool. At the end of that World Cup, I entered the top five referees. This allowed me to participate at the Olympics in Paris," Amirbekov shared.

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