Kazakhstan's former long-term President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has challenged sports organizers to engage 30 percent of the country's population in sports. The state has numerous sports clubs where people participate in various types of sports; sport facilities are available to the general public. Kazakhstan currently hosts major international tournaments; Astana and Almaty hosted the VII Asian Winter Games 2011, which drew teams from 27 countries.
Zhasur Narzikulov is a Kazakhstani former football goalkeeper.
Yevgeny Ivanovich Postnikov is a Russian-born Kazakhstani former professional footballer.
Nenad Erić is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Serbia, he represented Kazakhstan at international level.
Aleksey Alekseyevich Muldarov is a Kazakhstani professional football coach and a former player..
The Kazakhstani women's football championship is contested in the top level women's football league in Kazakhstan. Before 1991, some Kazakh women's clubs had competed in the Soviet Union women's league system, but after the collapse of the Soviet Union most women's teams left for Russia or simply dissolved.
Aliya Yussupova is a retired individual rhythmic gymnast who competed for Kazakhstan, coached by Irina Viner. In February 2021, she became the president of the Kazakhstan Gymnastics Federation.
Irina Saratovtseva is a Kazakhstani footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for SDYUSSHOR №8 and the Kazakhstan women's national team.
Anna Sergeyevna Danilina is a Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 10 in doubles by the WTA. In singles, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 269. She is a Grand Slam mixed-doubles champion, having won the 2023 US Open with Harri Heliövaara.
Marat Vyacheslavovich Bystrov is a Kazakhstani football player who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Astana and Kazakhstan.
Sana Maksutovna Anarkulova is a Kazakhstani volleyball player. She is a member of the Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team and played for Zhetysu Almaty in 2014. She was part of the Kazakhstani national team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan. and at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy.
Alessya Safronova or Alessya Canbolat is a former Kazakhstani-Ukrainian female volleyball player.
Darya Dmytrivna Kravets is a Ukrainian professional footballer who played for Serie A club FC Como Women and the Ukraine women's national team. She previously played in France for Reims, in Russia for Mordovochka Saransk, FC Zorky Krasnogorsk, and in Kazakhstan for BIIK Kazygurt.
Alexandra Aborneva is a Kazakhstani weightlifter, competing in the +75 kg category and representing Kazakhstan at international competitions. She competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. In 2013 Aborneva had a total of 3 gold medals revoked after she tested positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs.
Mariya Anatolyevna Ovchinnikova, also known as Mariya Yefremova, is a Kazakhstani athlete specialising in the triple jump. She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships without advancing to the final. In addition, she won a gold medal at the 2017 Asian Championships. She also represented Kazakhstan at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, competing in Triple jump.
Elena Andreyevna Rybakina is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 3 by the WTA, making her the first Kazakhstani to be ranked in the world's top 10 and the current No. 1 Kazakhstani player. Rybakina is also the first player from Kazakhstan to win a title at a major tournament, claiming the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. Rybakina has won eight titles on the WTA Tour, including two WTA 1000 titles, at the 2023 Indian Wells Open and the 2023 Italian Open.
Igor Valeryevich Shatsky is a Kazakhstani footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Shakhter Karagandy and the Kazakhstan national team.
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Marochkin is a Kazakhstani professional footballer who plays for FC Astana.
Aybol Yerbolatuly Abiken is a Kazakhstani footballer who plays as a defender for Ordabasy.
Islam Khusiyevich Chesnokov is a Kazakhstani professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kazakhstan Premier League club Tobol and the Kazakhstan national team.
