a man of Kazakhstan caught the attention of the spectators Youth Championship Athletics of said country, held at the end of June. That astonishment expanded after certain images were shared on social networks, which is why only now the Kazakh cameraman Ibrai Tulemissov he became famous.
In the video you can see Tulemissov with his cameraattentive to the start of the athletes in a short race. Instead of staying still, He ran shortly before the competitors officers and his speed left the public speechless.
The meters that made Ibrai Tulemissov famous
The images are from the city of Shimkent, in the south of the Asian country. There Tulemissov became a star on social networks this week of July 27 when an episode of his coverage went viral.
In the images, posted by coach Assiya Rabayeva The cameraman can be seen running one step ahead of the athletes while filming the race.
The tournament was held at the end of June, but the video was published this week and immediately went viral in Instagramwhere it got tens of thousands of likes.
Rabayeva edited the original video to add a fragment of a popular cartoon that humorously portrays the work of sports cameramen and photographers.
«The video stayed on my phone, and just a month after the competition I found it by chance, searched for a cartoon on the Internet, edited it and posted it on my page. And suddenly it went viral,» Rabayeva told EFE.
The protagonist of the story, for his part, told said news agency that he has been doing sports since he was a child.
«I practice cycling and triathlon. I run in the mountains, because we live in the south of Kazakhstan and there are many mountains here. It took me more than 15 years to master the profession of a cameraman, and then I combined my two hobbies and became a sports cameraman. For several years I have worked in the city’s Sports Department,» he said.
The cameraman, 40 yearsconsiders it important to capture the emotions of the athletes during competitions, something he achieves by moving next to them without disturbing them.
Tulemissov admits that he did not expect to become famous in this way, but enjoy reading the comments below their videos.
«I am a simple cameraman who loves his job. I run, swim and film athletes every day«he said with signs of humility.
Kazakhstan Youth Athletics Championships 2026
During the last month of June the city of Shimkent became a nerve center high level sport. The most outstanding young athletes from all corners of Kazakhstan performed there.
Al athletics championship For the under-16 category, a total of 19 teams and 721 athletes attended. That was a record number of participants in the entire history of the Asian country’s summer championships for this age group. as reported by the OTYRAR media.
For many of these young athletes, this competition represents an opportunity to make yourself knownestablish personal bests and take the first step towards a great sports career. For this reason, an authentic battle of character, speed and endurance was fought on the slopes.
