NAGOYA (Japan), 20 September 2026 — Kazakhstan's men's modern pentathlon team won bronze in the team event at the 20th Asian Games in Japan's Aichi-Nagoya region.
It is the first medal for Kazakh pentathletes at the Asian Games in 16 years: the national team's previous medal came in 2010.
All four Kazakh athletes who had successfully come through the semi-final stage reached the final.
Individual results
- Temirlan Abdraimov — 7th place
- Tikhon Varyokhin — 9th place
- Lev Chuvashov — 13th place
- Kirill Stadnik — 18th place
Team standings
The three best results counted towards the team score: those of Tikhon Varyokhin, Temirlan Abdraimov and Lev Chuvashov. Kazakhstan scored 4,647 points and took third place.
Women
In the women's final, Kazakhstan was represented by Yuliana Petrova (14th), Ayana Kazbekova (17th) and Diana Shchedrova (18th). The women's team finished fourth, narrowly missing the podium.
The bronze medal in the men's team event was Kazakhstan's second medal on the first competition day of the 2026 Asian Games and the fourth in the national team's overall medal count.
The Modern Pentathlon Federation of Kazakhstan congratulates the coaching staff and all team athletes on their successful performance at the 2026 Asian Games and thanks them for their dedication and will to win!
We express our sincere gratitude to the President of the Modern Pentathlon Federation of Kazakhstan, Arman Zharkeyev, for his support of the athletes and his attention to the development of modern pentathlon.
The Federation's general partner is Samruk-Kazyna; its partner is the SportQory Tourism and Sports Industry Support Foundation.