He Lifted More Than Weight: Enduring Legacy of Kazhymukan at 155

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ALMATY – Kazakhstan marks the 155th anniversary of Kazhymukan Munaitpasov, a legendary Kazakh wrestler, on April 7, more than a century after he first stepped onto the wrestling mat. Munaitpasov remains one of Kazakhstan’s most enduring figures, a man whose life took him from a childhood in poverty to arenas across the world, and whose… The post He Lifted More Than Weight: Enduring Legacy of Kazhymukan at 155...

By Fatima Kemelova