Philadelphia hosts sports festival dedicated to 90th anniversary of Aitmatov

Bishkek, Oct. 24, 2018. /Kabar/. The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, hosted a sports festival organized by the Kyrgyz diaspora on October 13-14,. The press service of the Kyrgyz Embassy to the United States reported that the event was timed to celebrate the 90th anniversary of great writer Chynghyz Aitmatov. As part of this sporting event, Kyrgyzstanis from more than 10 states took part in various sports competitions in such sports as football, volleyball, table tennis, “Alysh” wrestling in belts, “Ordo”, 100 meters raceand armwrestling. At the opening ceremony of the festival, Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States and Canada Kadyr Toktogulov thanked the organizers for their efforts to hold this event at a high level, noting that “the organization and holding of this sport festival certainly underlines the unity and cohesion of the Kyrgyz people living in the United States of America ". At the end of the sports festival, a solemn dinner was held, during which the award ceremony of the winners of the sports tournament with prizes and letters of appreciation was held. The large-scale sporting event is held by joint efforts of Kyrgyzstanis in various US cities on a regular basis, and is aimed at strengthening friendship and maintaining ties between compatriots living in the US, as well as promoting healthy lifestyle among Kyrgyzstanis.