Bishkek, Aug. 18, 2018. /Kabar/. So far, almost 2 thousand athletes from 53 countries of the world are ready to come to the Third World Nomad Games. According to preliminary information of the Secretariat of the World Nomad Games, after the hosts the largest number of players and participants is going to come from Russia - 235 athletes, and Kazakhstan - 195 athletes. Along with that, Russia will be represented by several entities, such as Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Altai and others.
108 participants will come from Uzbekistan, 55 – from Tajikistan, 65 athletes – from Turkmenistan, 62 – from Afghanistan, 46 – from China and 21 - from Mongolia.
Some other countries also will send their national teams to the games. Among them are Ukraine - 46 athletes, Sri-Lanka - 34, France - 19, Poland - 23, Belarus - 16, Bulgaria - 16, Pakistan - 91, Iran - 92, India - 64. The US team is going to come in the number of 58 athletes, including kok-boru players.
The Kyrgyz national team includes 458 athletes, who are going to participate in almost every sports competition at the games.
Prizes are to be provided in 37 sports, in which nomadic peoples of the world were and are engaged. 594 sets of medals are to be provided.
According to the Secretariat of the World Nomad Games, the overall prize fund of the games will be 26 million soms ($1= 69 soms).
The sports competitions are to take place in three places – at the hippodrome in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrchyn gorge and the Gazprom Physical Culture and Health Complex nearby the hippodrome.
The opening and closing ceremonies of the games are to be held at the hippodrome. Opening of the games is scheduled for September 2 with the participation of leaders of Turkic countries, whereas the closing ceremony is planned for September 8.
According to the Secretariat of the World Nomad Games, all the tickets for the opening ceremony are already sold out, although tickets for the closure are not yet available for sale.
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