The USA Kokpar Team arrives in the Kazakh capital to take part in the V World Nomad Games, Kaiznform News Agency reports.
It will be first World Nomad Games for many players, including Nick Willard.
‘I have always been fascinated with Central Asian culture, especially, of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. I am truly honored to be here. This something I’ve been looking to for a long time and I’ve trained for a long time,’ Nick Willard told Kazinform correspondent upon his arrival at the Astana Airport.
He added it is his first trip to Kazakhstan but he would for the third time compete in the World Nomad Games.
He said the team trained extremely hard.
‘What we expect of the Games, we want to win and want just to have really good time. So, we are very excited. Every time we compete in the Games, we have nothing but just incredible experience of the people and cultures. So that is what is important for us,’ he said.
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Zhanna Nurmaganbetova