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Bishkek, Dec. 11, 2017. /Kabar/. The traditional VIII International Judo Tournament «Khan Manas Cup» will be held in Bishkek on Dec.16th and 17th, the President of National Judo Federation Zholdoshbek Kolbaev announced at a press conference today.International Judo Cup tournament takes place in Bishkek
Bishkek, Dec. 11, 2017. /Kabar/. The traditional VIII International Judo Tournament «Khan Manas Cup» will be held in Bishkek on Dec.16th and 17th, the President of National Judo Federation Zholdoshbek Kolbaev announced at a press conference today. For the last 2 years in a row judo players from Kazakhstan won the Khan Manas Cup. «We hope that Kyrgyzstan will win the Cup this year” said Kolbaev. The strongest judo players from the neighboring countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Iran will come to current event of international level. In total, 16 sets of medals will be played among athletes born in 1997-1999. Kolbaev also stressed that the competition to date has become one of the largest tournaments in Central Asia. In future he hopes that this sport will gain world status. Judo is a priority sport in Kyrgyzstan and is developing massively. The tournament is organized by the Public Association »Kyrgyz El" (Kyrgyz People) in cooperation with the Kyrgyz State Agency for Physical Education, Sport and the National Judo Federation. Read more