Tag archive for ‘бокс’
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Olympic Results for Kazakhstan-9th Aug
You can check out the Olympics at Gazeta.kz for coverage in Russian, but they aren’t providing a solid and comprehensive list of how Kazakhstan does every day at the Olympics. So I’m going to try to do that here. Any commenters who correct my mistakes or add information will be greatly rewarded. In boxing, Bakhtiyar […]
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Kazakhstan’s Olympic Team Shows Bright Side
Last night was of course the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing. For a live blogging of the event, check out the New York Times coverage. You will note that they commented about Kazakhstan, “Kazakhstan has a surprisingly large team, perhaps amplified by the fact that the women are wearing day-glo orange skirts.” […]
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See? Kazakhs Do Have a Sense of Humor
Perhaps some think that Borat can get away with mocking Kazakhstan because it is not a particularly powerful country and because it is pretty remote from the US and the UK, where Sascha Baron Cohen does most of his filming. But when Mr. Cohen was spotted by a world champion in boxing from Kazakhstan, things […]