Career
Sagindykov qualified as a lone taekwondo fighter for the Kazakh squad in the men"s heavyweight class (+80 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting a berth and placing fifth from the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. In the repechage, Sagindykov edged out Spain"s Jon García in his first playoff before ending his Olympic debut with a fifth-place finish in favor of the referee"s decision, following a 2–2 tie with Jordan"s Ibrahim Kamal.