(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 11. The opening ceremony
of the 5th Ethnosport Culture Festival took place in Istanbul on
June 9, Trend reports.
Azerbaijan was represented by a cavalry group of the State
Border Service consisting of 60 people and a dance ensemble at the
event held with the participation of representatives of Turkey,
Kazakhstan, Jordan, Japan, Paraguay, Morocco, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Gambia, Mexico and Libya.
Within the framework of the festival, a meeting was held between
its organizer, President of the World Ethnosport Confederation
Bilal Erdogan and President of the Azerbaijan Equestrian Federation
Elchin Guliyev. The Turkish side was thanked for the invitation to
this festival, and presented with the famous Azerbaijani sculptor
Hamlet Musayev's Karabakh Family work.
Erdogan emphasized the traditional participation of the
Azerbaijani delegation, which presented an excellent performance at
the festival.
He also stressed that the Karabakh horses once again made a
great impression on the audience.
During the meeting, the issue of holding the Festival of
Ethnosport Culture in Azerbaijan in September this year was
discussed.
A special show composition demonstrated on the opening day of
the festival by Azerbaijani participants on Karabakh horses, which
are distinguished by their amazing beauty and are an important part
of the ancient history and rich culture of Azerbaijan, was greeted
by the audience with great admiration and thunderous applause.
The festival will feature competitions in 12 traditional sports,
including archery, oil wrestling, and horse racing.
Over a million people are expected to attend these four-day
events.
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