Kazakhstan's national anthem was sung loudly by the packed home crowd in the Alau Ice Palace©IJF

Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister joined IJF President Marius Vizer to open the Championships ©IJF

A light show formed part of the Opening Ceremony of the Championships ©IJF


Hope homes were high heading into the Championships ©ITG

Yeldos Smetov reached the men's under 60 kilogram final to delight the home crowd ©Getty Images

South Korea's Won Jin Kim defeated last year's winner Boldbaatar Ganbat of Mongolia to win bronze ©Getty Images


He then went on to beat his compatriot Rustam Ibrayev in an all-Kazakh final ©Getty Images

The home heroes posed alongside each other after collecting their medals ©Getty Images

Argentina's Paula Pareto reached her second consecutive women's under 48 kilogram World Championship final ©Getty Images

The Argentinian was able to go step further than last year as she secured her maiden world title ©Getty Images

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