Young athlete from Bishkek, Sumaya Akmatova, became the cadet champion, winning a gold medal at the Asian Judo Cup held in Tashkent from May 27 to 29, 2026. Her coach, Rustam Smailov, reported.
Osh Mayor Zhanarbek Akayev received Akzhol Makhmudov, two-time Olympic medalist, multiple Greco-Roman wrestling champion of Kyrgyzstan, and international master of sports, along with his personal coach, Honored Coach of the Kyrgyz Republic Meirambek Akhmetov.
Kyrgyz athlete Baktygul Kurmanbekova defeated her Chinese opponent, Xiaoni Liu, at the JCK Kings 013 International MMA Tournament.
Kyrgyz athlete Islam Narynbekov became a two-time U.S. and Pan American Games champion in kettlebell lifting, winning an international tournament.
Kyrgyz athlete Kaiyrkul Sharshebaeva won a gold medal at the U23 Asian Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Vietnam. The United World Wrestling website says.
Kyrgyzstan’s athlete Zholaman Sharshenbekov won a gold medal at the ranking wrestling tournament in Hungary. The competition website reports.
The Tashkent Asian Cadet & Junior Cup 2026, dedicated to the memory of renowned Uzbek athlete Uchkun Murodov, concluded in Tashkent. The Judo Federation announced.
Swimmer Vladislav Shuliko continues the flag relay for the F1H2O World Powerboat Racing Championships (UIM F1H2O) — Kyrgyzstan Grand Prix. Issyk-Kul 2026 — by swimming across Kyrgyzstan’s largest bodies of water.
UFC Champion Valentina Shevchenko shared a series of photos on social media, captioning the post: «Wonderful days in Kyrgyzstan.»
Kyrgyzstanis have won medals at the Asian U17 Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships, which kicked off in Vietnam. The sport’s federation reported.
Young Kyrgyzstani Malika Moldogazieva won silver at the Asian Youth Boxing Championships in Uzbekistan. The World Boxing U15 tournament concluded in Tashkent.
Athletes from Kyrgyzstan won top honors at the international IRONMAN 70.3 Desaru Coast triathlon race held on July 27, 2026, in Malaysia.
Kyrgyz mountaineer Damira Sharipbekova has successfully climbed Lenin Peak, which stands at an altitude of 7,134 meters. The head of the Presidential Administration’s Information Policy Service, Daiyrbek Orunbekov, reported.
Kyrgyz Greco-Roman wrestler Zholaman Sharshenbekov has won the Open Ulaanbaatar international ranking tournament, currently underway in Ulaanbaatar.
The prize fund of the World Nomad Games will exceed 61 million soms. Ulukbek Omurbekov, head of the Directorate for National Sports, said.
One of the biggest stars in global MMA, Valentina Shevchenko, held a joint training session with Kyrgyz UFC fighter Myktybek Orolbai uulu at the JFC GYM in Bishkek.