V World Nomad Games: how are the preparations going?

For high-quality training of athletes and sports horses on the eve of the V World Nomad Games, which will be held this fall in Astana, two comprehensive scientific groups were created – on horse breeding and on the training of athletes of national sports, Liter.kz reports.

The groups included leading scientists – veterinarians, biologists, geneticists, specialists in sports psychology and medicine. Scientists monitor the functional and psychological state of athletes and sports horses at the sites of training camps and competitions.

“On the initiative of the Association of National Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan and with the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, comprehensive scientific groups were created for the first time. One group deals directly with athletes: their functional state and general physical fitness are tested, psychodiagnostics are carried out, and then control sections will be carried out. If someone has a health problem, we make a correction – both in psychodiagnostics and in sports medicine,” said Bakhytzhan Eszhanov, coordinator of the complex scientific group of the Association of National Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

He added that the main task here is to check the health of the athletes so that they are prepared at the highest level for the World Nomad Games, which will be held in Astana in the fall.

“As for sports horse breeding, a whole group of famous Kazakh scientists is conducting research that will allow horses to improve their diet and check the functional state of animals. This group checks the training and endurance of horses participating in competitions so that they show good results,” explained the head of the comprehensive scientific group, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences Nabidulla Kikebaev.

Complex scientific groups are working with formed teams of athletes in kokpar, tenge il, audaryspak, zhamby atu and traditional archery.

“We test the athletes’ bodies and determine what vitamins they need to take and how to eat in order to achieve great results. We intend to check the biorhythms of the heart and organs of athletes, as well as organize their nutrition,” said the head of the complex scientific group, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor Anatoly Kulnazarov.

Scientific teams will conduct examinations of athletes and horses at the Olympic Training Center for three months.