The girls' competitions of the Asian Youth Modern Pentathlon Championships (U17 and U19 categories) have concluded in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Kazakhstan's team delivered a stable and confident performance, winning top honours in the team events and showing excellent potential in the individual events.
U19 category
In the older age group, our athletes secured the lead through consistent performances in all five disciplines. The team's mental resilience in the closing part of the tournament deserves special mention.
Individual results:
- Diana Shchedrova — 1st place (1,405 points).
- Polina Andreyeva — 3rd place (1,350 points).
- Diana Grenz — 4th place (1,285 points).
In the team event, Kazakhstan's juniors took 1st place with a total of 4,040 points, ahead of strong squads from Chinese Taipei and Kyrgyzstan.
U17 category (girls)
The younger squad also showed it is ready to compete at international level. Consistent results in fencing and the laser-run allowed the girls to take most of the leading positions in the final standings.
Individual results:
- Sabina Akhmedina — 2nd place (1,326 points).
- Yana Bespalova — 3rd place (1,295 points).
- Azhar Bolat — 4th place (1,285 points).
Thanks to the high density of results, the Kazakhstan team confidently won the team gold in the U17 category with a total of 3,906 points.
Success at the Asian youth championships, where our athletes faced competitors from 8 countries, including the strong schools of Uzbekistan, India and Thailand, confirms that the development of the youth reserve is on the right track. The current results of Diana Shchedrova and Sabina Akhmedina give reason for optimism about their prospects as they move up to older age categories.
For the Federation, this tournament was an important test of the national team's nearest reserve.
