International Marathon-Baige ‘Uly Dala Zhorygy’ Kicks Off
The international marathon-baige “Uly Dala Zhorygy” commenced on September 3.
The route runs from the Botai settlement in the Aiyrtau district of the North Kazakhstan region to Astana, covering a distance of 500 kilometres. The competition features 8 teams from foreign countries and 9 teams from Kazakhstan.
At the opening ceremony, Secretary of the Amanat party, Yerzhan Zhylkybaev, read a congratulatory letter from the Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan and Chairman of the Amanat party, Yerlan Koshanov. The letter stated, “The celebration of nomadic traditions across the vast Great Steppe begins with this marathon-baige ‘Uly Dala Zhorygy.’”
Teams from South Africa, Iran, Türkiye, Kyrgyzstan, Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Tatarstan, and Hungary are ...