A republican tournament on kazakh kuresi among youth, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of labor and homefront veteran, holder of the Order of the Badge of Honor Mashbek Saparbaiuly Nalibayev, has started in the Zhanakorgan district.
The opening ceremony was attended by Kyzylorda region Akim Murat Ergeshbayev, Kurultai deputies Serik Kozhaniyazov, Nurken Bakytbekuly and Magzhan Eraliyev, member of the People's Council of Kazakhstan Murat Abenov, state and public figure Markhabat Zhayymbetov, representatives of the intelligentsia and elders.
The head of the region wished the participants of the traditional tournament success and bright victories.
"Labor and homefront veteran Mashbek Saparbaiuly devoted his life to honest work and considered serving the Motherland his civic duty. His life path is a vivid example of resilience, modesty, diligence and sincere patriotism.
The strengthening of the state and the prosperity of the country are the result of the selfless labor of such outstanding people, who for many years faithfully served their people.
I am confident that young wrestlers will achieve high results in the future, glorify kazakh kuresi and make a worthy contribution to the development of domestic sports. Taking this opportunity, on behalf of the residents of Kyzylorda region and on my own behalf, I express sincere gratitude to the descendants of Mashbek Saparbaiuly, who make a significant contribution to the development of sports in our region",- said Murat Ergeshbayev. The head of the region also recalled the words of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev about the need to develop sports infrastructure and increase public interest in sports.
According to him, with the support of the Head of State and the Government, a central stadium with 11,000 seats, tennis and inclusive sports centers, as well as 24 new sports facilities have been commissioned in the region. Currently, construction of the multidisciplinary sports complex 'Kyzylorda Arena' continues in the regional center.
Thanks to systematic work in this direction, more than 377 thousand residents of the region are engaged in mass sports.
The opening ceremony also featured speeches by Markhabat Zhayymbetov, chairman of the regional council of veterans Serik Duysenbayev, and Pazylbek Nalibayev, a representative of the descendants of Mashbek Nalibayev.
The tournament in memory of Mashbek Saparbaiuly has been held since 2005 and attracts more and more participants every year. This year, the competition is being held for the 21st time. About 250 athletes from different regions of Kazakhstan and districts of the region are competing for the title of the strongest.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kyzylorda/press/news/details/1313049?lang=ru