Kazakh athletes from the federations of
audaryspak and tenge ilu national sports took part in the sixth Ethnosport
Culture Festival in Istanbul, Türkiye. The festival brought together over 1,000
athletes and representatives of culture from more than 20 countries. Its
program includes not only competitions in national sports but also exhibitions
of applied arts of peoples, national cuisines, and performances of folklore
music artists. The event is organized by the World Ethnosport Confederation for
the sixth consecutive year. Its goal is the development and preservation of
traditional sports. The participants were also invited to the forthcoming World
Nomad Games.
«At the initiative of President Tokayev, Kazakhstan is set to host the fifth
World Nomad Games this September with the significant support provided from the
World Ethnosport Confederation. It is expected to bring together over 3,000
athletes. We are confident that the event will foster not only sports but also
culture, sportsmanship, as well as the national sports of the country,» said Islambek Salzhanov, President of Kazakhstan’s National Sports
Association.
