On the first day of the 6th World Nomad Games, Kazakhstan's team competed in ordo, toguz korgool, kuresh, goresh and mongol bokh. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The Games are held in Kyrgyzstan from August 31 to September 6. Kazakhstan is represented by 152 athletes registered in 42 sports.
On the first day, Kazakhstani athletes competed in ordo (asyk atu), toguz korgool (togyzkumalak), kuresh, goresh and mongol bokh. Competitions in three types of wrestling have concluded.
Yerassyl Amangeldy, who competed in mongol bokh, and Madiyar Abdrakhmanov, who participated in goresh, lost to their opponents.
Toguz korgool competitions will continue until September 6, with ordo finals scheduled for September 2.
On the second day of the Games, Kazakhstani athletes will compete in kokpar, kokboru, er enish (audaryspak), alysh, ovari, mangala, toguz korgool, horse marathon, ordo, hunting with birds of prey, zhamby atu, traditional archery, mass wrestling, tug of war, sumo, strongman and breaking the backbone bone.
At the opening ceremony, the national flag of Kazakhstan was carried by the world champion in kokpar, captain of the national team Turganbek Kurmanbek.
Earlier, Kursiv wrote that the opening ceremony of the 6th World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena stadium caused a wide resonance on social media. The show was prepared by the Kazakhstani team Wakeuphana led by director Andrey Khvan, as well as companies Upstage and Filmotion, responsible for the technical and visual parts.
The production involved about 2,000 dancers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Russia. Viewers paid special attention to large-scale stage elements, including a snow leopard and a bird.