The presentation of the book took place in Riga "Fundamentals of Togyzkumalak in tasks"

Riga, November 3, 2022 – The presentation of the book "Fundamentals of Togyzkumalak in tasks" took place at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Latvia. The book is an international Kazakh-Latvian project, initiated and sponsored by the head of the Latvian club of board intellectual games "Logic" in the city of Olaine, Lyubov Azimova and Kazakhstan's two-time world champion in "Togyzkumalak" Lina Karimova. Great methodological and advisory assistance in the work on the book was provided by the World Federation for "Togyzkumalak", Kazakh historians, art historians, ethnographers and artists.

The heads of a number of diplomatic missions accredited in Latvia, the leadership of the Olaine Regional Duma, the World Togyzkumalak Federation, prominent representatives of the scientific and academic circles of Latvia, the Kazakh diaspora were invited to the presentation of the book at the Embassy. The honorary guest of the event was the President of the World Togyzkumalak Federation, Alikhan Baimenov, who emphasized that this book is one of the best modern publications for self-studying the game of Togyzkumalak.

It should be noted that interest in playing "Togyzkumalak" in Latvia is steadily growing, especially among young people. In October 2022, the Latvian Togyzkumalak Federation was officially registered in the country. November 2-4 this year In the city of Olaine, national competitions in "Togyzkumalak" among schoolchildren were held, within the framework of which master classes were held by the head coach of the Kazakhstan national team in "Togyzkumalak" Serik Aktayev. The Latvian team will take part in the VI Togyzkumalak World Championship, which will be held in our country on November 20-28, 2022 in the city of Aktobe.