NIS. Togyzkumalak - Victories begin when intellect and tradition play

National teams of Taldykorgan, Ural and Kyzylorda NIS became champions of the network sports contest of Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools in togyzkumalak in different age categories.

For the second year, the traditional tournament has been held remotely, but the online format only confirms the interest of schoolchildren in one of the most popular folk games.

The jury consisted of recognized virtuosos of togyzkumalak in the country: vice-president of the republican Federation Maksat Shotaev, coach of the togyzkumalak department of the sports school of the city of Uralsk Bauyrzhan Shurin, as well as an international master of sports in togyzkumalak Medet Kusainov.

Each of the almost one hundred participants who played on PlayOk can tell their own story about how they became friends with togyzkumalak.

The seventh grader from Aktau, Azamat Altynbek, who made his debut at the Olympics, is studying at the Intellectual School for the first year and is glad that NIS is always in the game. She dreams of becoming a virtuoso togyzkumalak and becoming one of the winners next year.

Burkhanbai Baktyber from NIS Kokshetau emphasized that intellect and traditions are equally important in the game.

A 9th grade student of the Shymkent Intellectual School of Chemistry and Biology Asel Rysbai for the second year in a row proves a high level of play and is one of the three winners of the network sports contest.

Nurbol Beisenbai from NIS Ust-Kamenogorsk was imbued with the art of togyzkumalak in another 8 years, now he is a prize-winner of republican and international competitions:

- In the game, you need to fully understand and feel the rules and techniques, be sure to include logic, but then this experience works for you all your life.

NIS student of Ust-Kamenogorsk Dariga Mamyrbekova, who has been participating in the tournament for the second year, hopes to meet her opponents face to face at the next Olympics:

- Playing online, of course, is interesting and somewhat unusual, but when the opponent sits right in front of you, the emotions are completely different, the true spirit of competition awakens.

In the individual competition, Azhar Sarsenbay, Alinur Muratov, Danara Atashbek, Abylai Mametan, Zhuldyzai Munaitbasova and Yerasyl Kazhatulli were recognized as NIS champions in different age categories.

The chairman of the panel of judges, Maksat Shotaev, stated that the class of young masters of togyzkumalak in the Intellectual Schools is growing every year, and victories begin when intellect and traditions play.