National Heroes Rakhymzhan Koshkarbayev and Sagadat Nurmagambetov honored in Ankara

Ankara, 8-9 May 2024 - On the occasion of Victory Day, Ankara hosted a sports tournament organized by the Embassies of the CIS countries.

Diplomatic representatives of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan participated in the event in sports such as football, volleyball, table tennis, billiards and tennis.

Also during the program Heroes of the Soviet Union were honored. Each country presented their heroes for the participants and fans. On the occasion of their 100^th anniversary the guests were informed about heroism and bravery of national heroes of Kazakhstan Rakhymzhan Koshkarbayev and Sagadat Nurmagambetov.

At the end of the two-day competition, the best teams and winners were awarded with medals, letters of appreciation and gifts.