«Our athletes worthily defended the honor of Kyrgyzstan and returned with great victories. On behalf of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Cabinet of Ministers and the entire Kyrgyz people, I congratulate all our athletes on their record-breaking brilliant victory at the Asian Games. We are proud of you,» the head of government Akylbek Japarov said, delivering a congratulatory speech at a ceremony of honoring athletes who participated in the 19th Summer Asian Games in China.
The winners of gold medals were awarded cash certificates for 1,250 million soms. Silver medalists were awarded certificates for 750,000 soms, bronze medalists were awarded certificates for 500,000 soms.
The country was represented by 162 athletes. They competed in 23 sports.
The national team of the Kyrgyz Republic won 15 medals — four gold, two silver and nine bronze.
These Asian Games were a triumph for Kyrgyz athletes. For the first time in history, a judoka from Kyrgyzstan reached the finals of the Asian Games. Erlan Sherov won a gold medal.
Akzhol Makhmudov, Zholaman Sharshenbekov and Aiperi Medet kyzy also won gold medals.
Kyrgyzstan also set its new record in terms of gold medals at the Asian Games in China. The previous record was set at the 2018 Asian Games — then Torokhan Bagynbai uulu (jiu-jitsu), Darya Maslova (athletics) and Aisulu Tynybekova (wrestling) won gold medals.
