The National Togyzkumalak Team of the Republic of Kazakhstan is preparing for the 5th World Nomad Games
Athletes of the National Togyzkumalak Team of the Republic of Kazakhstan are actively preparing to participate in the 5th World Nomad Games, which will be held in September this year in Astana.
“Preparations for the 5th World Nomad Games are at a high level. We trained in Istanbul, held a training camp in Borovoye, now we are planning to go to a tournament in Kyrgyzstan, and then we will all gather in Astana for a training camp. I have been practicing togyzkumalak since I was 11 years old, it has already been a big part of my life,” said Yersultan Auelbay, a member of the National Togyzkumalak Team of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Yernur Mereshev, a member of the National Togyzkumalak Team of the Republic of Kazakhstan, has been involved in this sport for over 20 years and believes that its study should begin at school.
"Togyzkumalak develops thinking skills, logical thinking. Those schoolchildren who come to us for the first time begin to improve in mathematics," noted Yernur Mereshev.
According to the head coach of the national team of the Republic of Kazakhstan in togyzkumalak, Ainur Zhakapbayeva, athletes from 50 countries are expected to arrive to participate in the intellectual games of togyzkumalak, ovari (a game of the peoples of West Africa) and mangala (a Turkish intellectual game).
Let us recall that the republican federation of togyzkumalak is a partner of the Association of National Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Association includes the federations of baige, kokpar, audaryspak, sadak atu, zhamby atu, tenge ilu, kusbegilik, asyk atu, "JORYQ". The Association of National Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan is headed by a well-known entrepreneur, public figure, chairman of the board of trustees of the Altyn Qyran Foundation Islambek Salzhanov.
It is worth noting that the 5th World Nomad Games will be held on September 8-13. It is expected that about 2,000 participants will take part in the event. The general sponsor of the 5th World Nomad Games is the domestic technology company ALAGEUM ELECTRIC, and the main partner is the country's backbone universal commercial bank, that is Halyk Bank. At the World Nomad Games in Astana, 97 sets of medals will be contested in 21 sports.