The Athletics Federation of Kazakhstan has selected 30 athletes to participate in January in the training camp, which will last from January 8 to 21 in Ust-Kamenogorsk.

In addition to candidates for participation in the Asian Indoor Championships, a group of young athletes is invited to the gathering, whose task is to successfully perform at the Asian and World Championships, or at the Youth Olympic Games. This is the runner David Efremov, pole vaults Mikhail Buda, Stanislav Soloviev, Anastasia Ermakova, Yana Toybaeva, Polina Ivanova.

As for running at 60 and 400 meters, as well as relay 4-400 meters, the final composition for the Asian Championship in Tehran in these types will be determined based on the performance at three competitions in January - the first stage of the Kazakhstan Cup (January 10-11), the national championship (15-17 January) and international competitions for the prizes of Olympic champion Olga Rypakova (January 20).

Among those who are preparing for the Asian Winter Championship (February 1-3, Tehran) - 5 medalists of the Asian Games in closed premises, held in September 2017 in Ashgabat. They are owners of gold medals Victoria Zyabkina (60 meters), Elina Mikhina (400 meters), Ivanov Ivan (shot put), silver medalist Maria Ovchinnikova (triple jump) and bronze medalist Mikhail Litvin (400 meters).

As a whole, the composition of the Kazakhstan national team at the final stage of training on January 8-21 before the Asian championship in the room looks like this:

Men's

1. Alexander Kasper (Astana, 1994) - 60 meters;
2. Vitaly Zems (Karaganda region, 1996) - 60 meters
3. Vyacheslav Zems (Karaganda region, 1998) - 60 meters with barriers
4. Vladislav Grigoriev (Karaganda region, 1997) - 60, 400 and the relay 4 to 400
5. Sergey Zasimovich (Karaganda region, 1986) - high jumps
6. David Efremov (Karaganda region, 1999) - 60 meters
7. Andrei Sokolov (Almaty, 1995) - 400 meters, relay 4 to 400
8. Rustem Almagambetov (Almaty, 1994) - 60, 400, relay 4 to 400
9. Mikhail Litvin (North-Kazakhstan oblast, 1996) - 400 meters, 4 to 400
10. Dmitry Koblov (South-Kazakhstan region, 1992) - 400 meters, 4 to 400
11. Nikita Filippov (Almaty, 1991) - pole vaulting
12. Sergey Grigoriev (Almaty, 1992) - pole vaulting
13. Mikhail Buda (Almaty, 1999) - pole vaulting
14. Stanislav Soloviev (Almaty, 2000) - pole vaulting
15. Ivan Ivanov (Almaty region, 1992) - shot put

Women

1. Victoria Zyabkina (Almaty, 1992) - 60, 400 meters, relay 4 to 400
2. Merzhan Ishanguliyeva (Almaty, 1988) - 800 meters, relay 4 to 400
3. Aigerim Shynazbekova (Almaty, 1992) - 60 meters with barriers
4. Marina Zayko (Almaty, 1993) - 400 meters, relay 4 to 400
5. Anastasia Tulapina (Almaty, 1990) - 60, 400 meters, relay 4 to 400
6. Anastasia Ermakova (Almaty, 2000) - pole vaulting
7. Yana Toibaeva (Almaty, 2001) - pole vaulting
8. Polina Ivanova (Almaty, 2002) - pole vaulting
9. Irina Ektova (North-Kazakhstan oblast, 1987) - triple jump
10. Svetlana Golendova (Zhambyl region, 1993) - 60, 400 meters, 4 to 400
11. Elina Mikhina (East Kazakhstan region, 1994) - 400 meters, 4 to 400
12. Nadezhda Dubovitskaya (East Kazakhstan region, 1998) - high jumps
13. Rima Kashafutdinova (Kazaragandy region, 1995) - 60, 400 meters, 4 to 400
14. Maria Ovchinnikova (Karaganda region, 1998) - length, triple jump
15. Varvara Lisichkina (Karaganda region, 1997) - 800 meters, 4 to 400

Source: https://www.kazathletics.kz/news/the-team-of-kazakhstan-in-athletics-at-the-final-stage-of-preparation-for-the-asian-championships-in/