"We will always pay special attention to the development of national sports", said B.Baibek

Opening the tournament, the governor of Almaty congratulated the citizens on the main holiday of the country - Independence Day of Kazakhstan.

"The Elbasy program" Ruhani Jangyru "contributes to the strengthening of Independence through the preservation and promotion of the distinctive culture and traditions of our people. The state will always pay special attention to the development of national sports such as kokpar, alaman baige, and kazak kuresi, contributing to the patriotic upbringing of the younger generation,"said Bauyrzhan Baibek.

He noted that for two years the festival of national equestrian sports has been held in the city. If last year it was attended by about 200 riders, then in this competition, 600 athletes. "Eurasia Barysy" is held for the second time in the southern capital, bringing together about 70 fighters from 8 countries - Brazil, Cameroon, Georgia, Mongolia, Japan, Uzbekistan, Turkey and Kazakhstan.

The tournament was traditionally held in the format "wall to wall" on the Olympic system for elimination. The national teams were composed of eminent wrestlers. In the finals met athletes representing the city of Almaty and the team of Kazakhstan, which in the stubborn fight on points won first place.

The total prize fund of the World Cup was 20 millions tenge. The prize for the first place - 10 million tenge, for the second place the team of the city of Almaty received - 6 million tenge and for the third place the team from Uzbekistan was awarded 4 million tenge.

During the competition, Madina Sadvakasova, dance ensemble "Saltanat", ethno-folklore ensembles "Kobyz saryny" and "Khazar", quartet "Zhigitter" performed before the audience. The live broadcast of the competitions was conducted by the TV channels "Kazakhstan", "KAZSport", "TRTAvaz" Turkey, "Match Planet" Russia with a potential audience of 120 million viewers.