Asian Games 2014: Kazakh weightlifting team confident of winning three gold medals

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Zulfiya Chinshanlo

Almaty (Kazakhstan), July 22 (IANS) Alexey Ni, head coach of the national weightlifting team of Kazakhstan, has said his team aims to win three gold medals at the Asian Games this year in Incheon, South Korea. Alexey Ni stressed that for the first time the Kazakhstani athletes will be represented in all the weight categories at the upcoming Asian Games, reports Xinhua.

"At the 2010 Asian Games, Zulfiya Chinshanlo became the silver medalist, that is why she is confident of winning the gold medal in South Korea," Alexey Ni said.

Kazakhstan will send a team of 16 weightlifters, including reserves, to compete in the Incheon Games, slated for Sep 19 to October 4.

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