New boxing tournament in Kazakhstan. The stands were overcrowded for the second match of the West division of the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation cup last 16 where the Atyrau region team played host to the squad of the West Kazakhstan region. The two sides were equally strong. The regulations of this tournament stipulate fights in 10 weight categories. Opponents were winning match after match each and the final super heavyweight match saw the Uralsk side leading 5-4. However, according to the rules, in the case of a draw, the winner is defined in the super heavyweight class. The Atyrau region’s Rakhman Aldzhanov delighted the local audience. In the fight against Vitaliy Polischuk, Aldzhanov took a hard-fought 3-2 win and qualified the Atyrau team to the quarterfinal of the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation Cup.

Rakhman Aldzhanov, boxer of Atyrau region team:
- Our qualification to the next round depended on me when the score was 4-5. I won and the team won and I am so happy that the Atyrau tem has advanced further in the tournament.

In the quarterfinals of the Kazakhstan boxing federation cup, the Atyrau team is set to face boxers from Aktau who overturned the Aktobe side with a 7-3 win in the last 16.

The 2010 Pre-irtyshye cycling race is still underway in the city of Pavlodar. Today, the third stage of the event has seen a race between Pavlodar and Yekibastuz stretching for 140 kilometres. It was the young rider Nurbolat Kulumbetov who won this difficult stage as he managed to break away from the main pack for a few seconds.

Nurbolat Kulumbetov, winner of Cycling race Stage 3:
- This is one of the top races in Kazakhstan. I was preparing for it for a long time and I have won it.

Meanwhile, Vladislav Gorbunov from the North Kazakhstan region is at the top of the overall ranking after three stages.

FC Lokomotiv from Astana and FC Ordabasy from Shymkent are now struggling to advance to the top 6 clubs which will be competing for medals in the Kazakhstan Football Championship. The home side was obviously dominant during the first half of the match at the Astana Arena. Lokomotiv converted their advantage into a goal in the 40th minute. Valeri Andronik took a corner and Igor Bugayev tried a header but the shot was weak. The defender tried to clear the ball away but sent it to Marat Shakhmetov. The Lokomotiv midfielder opened the score with a spectacular shot. After the break, the Shymkent side leveled the score. Daurenbek Tazhimbetov failed to equalize the score as he wasted a nice opportunity by sending the ball over the bar. As a result, Lokomotiv took a narrow 1-0 win and moved up to 5th place in the table of Kazakhstan’s football premiership.