Kyrgyzstani to participate in 4th Olympic Games in her career

11:48, 10 сентября 2019, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Ivan MARCHENKO

Athlete Julia Andreeva from Kyrgyzstan secured a berth at the 2020 Olympics. The State Agency for Youth

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Affairs, Physical Culture and Sports of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.

She took the 1^st place at the International Marathon in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) the day before. Her result was 2 hours 28 minutes 42 seconds.

Julia Andreeva is 35 years old. She has participated in three Olympic Games: she took the 58^th place in 2008, and in 2012 and 2016 — the 59^th. Kyrgyzstan has been participating in the Summer Games as an independent state since 1996. None of the Kyrgyz athletes have participated in four Olympic Games.