On 21 June the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the Mayor of Turkestan region Darkhan Satybaldy, the Akim of Kyzysorda region Nurlybek Nalibayev and the Extraordinary Counselor of the Russian Government in Sports Oleg Matytsin attended competitions in koresh (national combat sports) at the BRICS Games in the Ak Bars Combat Sports Palace.
More than 100 athletes from 27 countries competed for awards and after the BRICS games they will take part in the koresh world championship the finals of which will be traditionally held in the Village of Minger in Saby region of Tatarstan on 23 June.