President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev got acquainted with the preparations for the V World Nomad Games, which will be held from September 8 to 13.

The head of state visited the Astana Arena stadium, where the opening ceremony of the international competitions will be held. Over the course of the year, major repairs were carried out and the equipment was updated. Work on the improvement of the facility, which can accommodate 30 thousand spectators, has been completed.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also inspected the accreditation center located in the Qazaqstan athletics complex. The President was presented with the uniform of the national team for participation in the Nomad Games. During the events, 1,500 volunteers will be involved.

Minister of Tourism and Sports Ermek Marzhikpayev reported on the preparation of the national team. According to the minister, to date, training camps have been held 42 times at the international and national levels. Our athletes participated in 7 international and 25 national tournaments.

It is expected that 2,800 athletes and members of official delegations from 89 countries will take part in the V World Nomad Games. There will be 97 sets of medals in 21 sports. The main competitions will be held at the Astana Arena stadium, the Kazanat hippodrome, the Alau ice palace, the J. Ushkempirov martial arts palace, and the Duman hotel and sports complex. In addition, a special venue has been created for zhamby atu and tenge ilu competitions. More than 150 cultural events are scheduled to coincide with the games.In particular, the Museum of Nomadic Civilization, the city of artisans and the sculpture exhibition will be organized on the territory of the ethno-aul, and the international scientific and practical conference "Nomads: history, knowledge, lessons" will be held in the National Museum.

According to preliminary forecasts, about 100 thousand tourists may visit the capital these days. In this regard, more than 20 hotels and the most popular locations are being prepared, and work is actively underway to improve and decorate the city streets.

In addition, the Head of State visited the Kazanat hippodrome, where equestrian competitions will be held, and the site for competitions in zhamby atu and tenge ilu.

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