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PARIS, FRANCE- OCTOBER 31: Images of Alexander Bublik from Kazakstan on Day 5, photo by Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour

Paris 2024 - Taekwondo NG

Taekwondo Italy’s Simone Alessio and Kazakstan’s Bathyran Toleugali compete during 2024 Olympic summer games, Paris 2024, Paris, France on August, 9 2024. Photo by Nicolas Gouhier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Taekwondo NG

Taekwondo Italy’s Simone Alessio and Kazakstan’s Bathyran Toleugali compete during 2024 Olympic summer games, Paris 2024, Paris, France on August, 9 2024. Photo by Nicolas Gouhier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Taekwondo NG

Taekwondo Italy’s Simone Alessio and Kazakstan’s Bathyran Toleugali compete during 2024 Olympic summer games, Paris 2024, Paris, France on August, 9 2024. Photo by Nicolas Gouhier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Taekwondo NG

Taekwondo Italy’s Simone Alessio and Kazakstan’s Bathyran Toleugali compete during 2024 Olympic summer games, Paris 2024, Paris, France on August, 9 2024. Photo by Nicolas Gouhier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Taekwondo NG

Taekwondo Italy’s Simone Alessio and Kazakstan’s Bathyran Toleugali compete during 2024 Olympic summer games, Paris 2024, Paris, France on August, 9 2024. Photo by Nicolas Gouhier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Taekwondo NG

Taekwondo Italy’s Simone Alessio and Kazakstan’s Bathyran Toleugali compete during 2024 Olympic summer games, Paris 2024, Paris, France on August, 9 2024. Photo by Nicolas Gouhier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Taekwondo NG

Taekwondo Italy’s Simone Alessio and Kazakstan’s Bathyran Toleugali compete during 2024 Olympic summer games, Paris 2024, Paris, France on August, 9 2024. Photo by Nicolas Gouhier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Taekwondo NG

Taekwondo Mali’s Ismael Coulibaly vs Kazakstan’ Batyrkhan Toleugali compete during 2024 Olympic summer games, Paris 2024, Paris, France on August, 9 2024. Photo by Nicolas Gouhier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Taekwondo NG

Taekwondo Mali’s Ismael Coulibaly vs Kazakstan’ Batyrkhan Toleugali compete during 2024 Olympic summer games, Paris 2024, Paris, France on August, 9 2024. Photo by Nicolas Gouhier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Taekwondo NG

Taekwondo Mali’s Ismael Coulibaly vs Kazakstan’ Batyrkhan Toleugali compete during 2024 Olympic summer games, Paris 2024, Paris, France on August, 9 2024. Photo by Nicolas Gouhier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Taekwondo NG

Taekwondo Mali’s Ismael Coulibaly vs Kazakstan’ Batyrkhan Toleugali compete during 2024 Olympic summer games, Paris 2024, Paris, France on August, 9 2024. Photo by Nicolas Gouhier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Taekwondo NG

Taekwondo Mali’s Ismael Coulibaly vs Kazakstan’ Batyrkhan Toleugali compete during 2024 Olympic summer games, Paris 2024, Paris, France on August, 9 2024. Photo by Nicolas Gouhier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Taekwondo NG

Taekwondo Mali’s Ismael Coulibaly vs Kazakstan’ Batyrkhan Toleugali compete during 2024 Olympic summer games, Paris 2024, Paris, France on August, 9 2024. Photo by Nicolas Gouhier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Climbing Men’s Speed - Veddriq Leonardo Wins Gold

Amir MAMURATOV of KAZAKSTAN competes in the men’s speed final of Sport Climbing at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue in Le Bourget during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 8, 2024. Photo by Julien Poupart/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Climbing - Men’s Speed Qualification

Amir MAIMURATOV of Kazakstan and Reza ALIPOUR of Iran competes in the men’s speed qualification of Sport Climbing at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue in Le Bourget during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 6, 2024. Photo by Julien Poupart/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Climbing - Men’s Speed Qualification

Amir MAIMURATOV of Kazakstan and Reza ALIPOUR of Iran competes in the men’s speed qualification of Sport Climbing at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue in Le Bourget during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 6, 2024. Photo by Julien Poupart/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Koizumi meets Kazak PM Akhmetov

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Kazak Prime Minister Daniyal Akhmetov at his office in Tokyo on June 14. Japan and Kazakstan completed bilateral negotiations the same day needed for Kazakstan's accession to the World Trade Organization in the future.

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(2)Japan vs. Kazakstan friendly

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan striker Keiji Tamada (R) gets congratulations from midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara after scoring an opener in the first half of their friendly match against Kazakstan at International Stadium Yokohama on Jan. 29.

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(1)Japan vs. Kazakstan friendly

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan striker Keiji Tamada (C) ducks the block attempts by Kazakstan defenders Igor Avdayev (R) and Kairat Utabayev (L) to score an opener in the first half of their friendly match at International Stadium Yokohama on Jan. 29.

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(4)Japan vs. Kazakstan friendly

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan defender Naoki Matsuda (C) throw up his arm in joy after scoring the second goal of the match in the first half of a friendly against Kazakstan at International Stadium Yokohama on Jan. 29.

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(3)Japan vs. Kazakstan friendly

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan defender Naoki Matsuda (C) scores the second goal of the match in the first half of a friendly against Kazakstan at International Stadium Yokohama on Jan. 29.

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Central Asian powers agree to pursue free-trade zone

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (3rd from R) and the prime ministers from Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia make a toast at a Beijing hotel on Sept. 23 after agreeing to pursue plans for a free-trade zone that would range from Shanghai to the Caspian Sea.

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Japan capture gold in ice hockey

HACHINOHE, Japan - Japanese members celebrate after beating Kazakstan 7-2 to claim gold in the men's ice hockey at the Winter Asian Games in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture on Feb. 7.

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High temperatures detected at former Soviet nuclear test site

MOSCOW, Russia - Researchers in Kazakstan said their recent studies indicate an extensive area at a former Soviet nuclear testing site in the country's Semipalatinsk area has shown abnormal temperatures more 10 degrees higher than those of surrounding areas for unknown reasons. In this infrared photo taken in November 2000 from a satellite, the testing site is shown in the area encircled with black lines and higher temperatures were detected in the red and yellow areas.

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Jatskaja wins 4th cross country gold for Kazakstan

OWANI, Japan - Oxana Jatskaja of Kazakstan wins the women's 10-kilometer freestyle Feb. 4, giving her country its fourth gold medal in three days in Winter Asian Games cross country skiing.

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Kazakstan's Malahova takes Asian Games' 1st gold

OWANI, Japan - Svetlana Malahova Shishkina of Kazakstan took the first gold medal of the Winter Asian Games in Aomori Prefecture on Feb. 2 by winning the women's 5-kilometer classical in cross country skiing.

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Nozaki wins gold at Winter Asian Games

HACHINOHE, Japan - Takahiro Nozaki (L) of Japan captures gold in the men's 5,000 speed skating in the Winter Asian Games in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 2, after coming from behind to edge out defending Winter Asian Games champion Radik Bikchantayev (R) of Kazakstan.

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Spectators go through security at Misawa Ice Arena

MISAWA, Japan - Spectators go through a security gate at the entrance to Misawa Ice Arena in Aomori Prefecture on Jan. 30, when the Asian Games women's ice hockey opener between Kazakstan and North Korea was held.

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Kazakstan's Tokaev meets Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Kazakstan's State Secretary Kasymzhomart Kemelevich Tokaev (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 5 prior to their talks.

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Murata wins bronze in rhythmic gymnastics

PUSAN, South Korea - Zhong Ling (C) of China, the gold medalist in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around in Asian Games in Pusan on Oct. 9, is flanked by Aliya Yussupova (L) of Kazakstan who won the silver medal, and Yukari Murata (R) of Japan, who won the bronze. (Asian Games)

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Kazakstan envoy hands over 2nd list of Japanese detainees

TOKYO, Japan - Kazakstan Ambassador to Japan Tleukhan Kabdrakhmanov (L) shakes hands with Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi on Dec. 7 after submitting to Japan a list of the names of 2,585 Japanese people who were detained in Kazakstan after World War II. It is the second time Kazakstan has handed over such a list to Japan since 1994.

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China, Russia, C. Asian republics begin summit in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - The leaders of China, Russia and four former Soviet republics of Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan pose for photograph at the end of the first day of their two-day annual summit that began in Shanghai on June 14.

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Thailand's Ponlid wins Olympic flyweight boxing title

SYDNEY, Australia - Thailand's Wijan Ponlid celebrates by wrapping himself in the national flag and raising the picture of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej after winning the flyweight boxing title on the final day of the Sydney Olympic Games on Oct. 1. He beat Bulat Jumadilov of Kazakstan.

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Makiyama takes aim in win over Kazak archer

SYDNEY, Australia - Masafumi Makiyama takes aim in the first round of the men's individual archery competition at Sydney International Archery Park on Sept. 18 at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Makiyama defeated Kazakstan's Alexandr Li 151-150 to advance to the second round.

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Kazak president vows to tighten arms export controls

TOKYO, Japan - President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakstan (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi shake hands at Obuchi's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 6 after signing a joint statement. In the statement, Kazakstan, which has faced international criticism for exporting MiG-21 fighters to North Korea, promised to tighten controls on arms exports.

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U.N. conference on nuclear-weapons free zone opens

SAPPORO, Japan - A U.N.-sponsored conference on the establishment of a nuclear-weapons free zone in Central Asia opens at a Sapporo hotel on Oct. 5. The four-day meeting is being attended by officials from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

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Japan vows to help victims of nuclear tests in Kazakstan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura speaks at the outset of a two-day international conference in Tokyo on Sept. 6 aimed at treating people in the former Soviet republic of Kazakstan who were exposed to radiation from nuclear testing. He said the difficulties facing the Kazak people must be regarded as ''common problems facing humankind.''

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Kazak radiation victim's peace message relayed to Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Paintings, poems and a videotaped peace message from Renata Izmailova, 17, physically handicapped due to exposure as a fetus to radiation from Semipalatinsk nuclear tests in Kazakstan, have been conveyed to Hiroshima. Her father Feat Izmailov, 47, attended this year's ban-the-bomb conference. The photo of the father and daughter was taken in Taldy-Kurgan, Kazakstan, in May 1998.

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Pechstein powers to Olympic gold medal

Germany's Claudia Pechstein displays total concentration as she breaks the world 5,000-meter speed skating world record Feb. 20 at Nagano's M-Wave indoor track. Pechstein repeated as the Olympic 5,000 meters queen, squeezing out compatriot Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann by 0.4 second. Kazakstan's Lyudmila Prokasheva took bronze.

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Kazakstan feel Czech fury

Czech players converge to steal the puck during their 8-2 thrashing of Kazakstan in Olympic ice hockey on Feb. 15. The Czech Republic will face Russia in a top-of-the-table clash on Feb. 16 to decide who will be seeded one in their Olympic round-robin group.

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Puschnig strikes for Austria

Andreas Puschnig celebrates the opening goal in Austria's match against Kazakstan in Olympic men's Ice-hockey action on Feb. 8. The game finished in 5-5 draw.

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Italy do battle with Kazakstan

Italy and Kazakstan are locked in a fierce battle on Feb. 7 in the first ice-hockey clash of the Nagano Winter Olympics. Kazakstan roared back from a two-goal deficit to defeat Italy 5-3.

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Kazakh student pursues dream in China

STORY: Kazakh student pursues dream in China DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE/ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of campus life 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SHADI, Kazakh student in Beijing 3. various of Shadi studying on the campus STORYLINE: A Kazakh student studying at a top Chinese university wishes to use what he learns to further improve and develop Kazakstan in the future. SOUNDBITE (English): SHADI, Kazakh student in Beijing "My first time being in China was in 2006. At that time, my parents pursued their higher education in China. They brought me with them. After spending eight years in China, I went back to Kazakhstan. At that moment, I understood that China after all became my second hometown. SOUNDBITE (English): SHADI, Kazakh student in Beijing "One of my favorite Chinese holidays is the Mid-Autumn Festival. One of the best parts of the Mid-Autumn Festival is the mooncakes. During the festival, we would always gather together as a whole family an

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Kazakstan envoy hands over 2nd list of Japanese detainees

TOKYO, Japan - Kazakstan Ambassador to Japan Tleukhan Kabdrakhmanov (L) shakes hands with Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi on Dec. 7 after submitting to Japan a list of the names of 2,585 Japanese people who were detained in Kazakstan after World War II. It is the second time Kazakstan has handed over such a list to Japan since 1994.

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(3)Japan vs. Kazakstan friendly

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan defender Naoki Matsuda (C) scores the second goal of the match in the first half of a friendly against Kazakstan at International Stadium Yokohama on Jan. 29. (Kyodo)

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(4)Japan vs. Kazakstan friendly

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan defender Naoki Matsuda (C) throw up his arm in joy after scoring the second goal of the match in the first half of a friendly against Kazakstan at International Stadium Yokohama on Jan. 29. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan vs. Kazakstan friendly

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan striker Keiji Tamada (R) gets congratulations from midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara after scoring an opener in the first half of their friendly match against Kazakstan at International Stadium Yokohama on Jan. 29. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi meets Kazak PM Akhmetov

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Kazak Prime Minister Daniyal Akhmetov at his office in Tokyo on June 14. Japan and Kazakstan completed bilateral negotiations the same day needed for Kazakstan's accession to the World Trade Organization in the future. (Kyodo)

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High temperatures detected at former Soviet nuclear test site

MOSCOW, Russia - Researchers in Kazakstan said their recent studies indicate an extensive area at a former Soviet nuclear testing site in the country's Semipalatinsk area has shown abnormal temperatures more 10 degrees higher than those of surrounding areas for unknown reasons. In this infrared photo taken in November 2000 from a satellite, the testing site is shown in the area encircled with black lines and higher temperatures were detected in the red and yellow areas. (Kyodo)