On October 16, informburo.kz, an information and analytical portal, launched a vote among its readers to determine the best athlete of Kazakhstan in 2017. It's time to name the winner of this two-month marathon:

1. Olga Rypakova, athletics - 23.2%
2. Akzhurek Tanatarov, freestyle wrestling - 21.9%
3. Galina Vishnevskaya, biathlon - 13.9%
4. Kairat Sarymsakov, taekwondo - 8.9%
5. Men's national team of Kazakhstan in tennis - 8,4%
6. Albert Linder, weightlifting - 7,5%
7. Meirambek Ainagulov, Greco-Roman wrestling - 5.6%
8. Kairat Yeraliyev, boxing - 5,4%
9. Yulia Galysheva, freestyle - 2.7%
10. Otgontsetseg Galbadrakh, judo - 2.6%

A similar poll informburo.kz conducted among journalists, experts and media persons of Kazakhstan - only 100 people. Here, the majority also voted for an athlete from Ust-Kamenogorsk:

1. Olga Rypakova, athletics - 39 votes.
2. Kairat Yeraliyev, boxing - 24 votes.
3. Kazakhstan men's national tennis team - 8 votes.
4. Galina Vishnevskaya, biathlon - 7 votes.
5. Meirambek Ainagulov, Greco-Roman wrestling - 6 votes.
6. Akzhurek Tanatarov, freestyle wrestling - 5 votes.
7. Albert Linder, weightlifting - 4 votes.
8. Otgontsetseg Galbadrakh, judo - 3 votes.
9. Kairat Sarymsakov, taekwondo - 2 votes.
10. Yulia Galysheva, freestyle - 2 votes.

Source: https://informburo.kz/stati/olga-rypakova-luchshaya-sportsmenka-kazahstana-2017-goda-po-versii-informburokz.html