Kids' Biathlon Reaches a New Level: Grand Tour Biathlon Astana Finals
The season had 6 stages in different cities: Ridder, Aksay, Pavlodar, Balkashino, Petropavlovsk, and the final in Astana. A record was set in Balkashino with 200 participants! At the finals, winners received Crystal Globes, Yellow Bibs, and money certificates totaling 10 million tenge.
International Experience
For the second year, the Federation sent the best athletes to Norway for the Liatoppen Festival the world's biggest kids' biathlon event. Kazakhstan was represented by Yegor Nemtsev, Artem Nanakin, Valeria Trifonova, and Varvara Nebogatova. Yegor Nemtsev won first place in the Sprint race in Norway!
Live Broadcasts and Fun for Fans
We want to make biathlon exciting for everyone, whether you are at the stadium or watching from home.For the first time, we streamed the summer races live on our YouTube channel, QAZ BIATHLON. This allows fans, parents, and coaches from all over the country to watch the competition in real-time.
We also had a big fan zone in Astana. Guests could try laser rifle shooting and meet Olympic medalist Yelena Khrustaleva and members of the National Team for autographs. There was free water, ice cream and a photobooth to make the day special.
2025 Season Champions
The overall winners of the season are:
-Yegor Nemtsev (East Kazakhstan)
-Varvara Nebogatova (East Kazakhstan)
-Ramil' Sarsembayev (East Kazakhstan)
-Varvara Dudina (Kostanay Region)
Support for Teams and Coaches
The Federation gave money certificates to the top 5 teams to buy new sports equipment:
East Kazakhstan – 3.5M tenge
Akmola Region – 2.5M tenge
Pavlodar Region – 1.5M tenge
Kostanay Region – 1M tenge
North Kazakhstan – 700,000 tenge
The Best Kids' Coach award went to Vladislav Vitenko (East Kazakhstan), a former Olympian who now trains young champions. He received a 500.000 tenge money prize.
Summer Training Camp
From August 5th to 15th, the best athletes are at a training camp in Shchuchinsk. They are learning from a special guest coach, Luca Bormolini, the former head coach of the Czech women’s team.
By 2026, we want to have 500 participants and make the Astana Finals an international event. Our mission is to prepare young athletes for the National Team so they can fight for Olympic medals in 2030–2034.
We thank the Ministry of Sport, our partners KV+ and SRB, APEMS University, and all our volunteers and parents. Together, we are building a bright future for Kazakhstan biathlon!
