Athletes and staff of the National Olympic Committee said good bye to Hauryz at the NOC office in Astana and celebrated this holiday in Kazakh yurtas where everyone may try traditional dishes such as kumyz and different types of rice pilaf.
This holiday was organized by Kazakhstan Boxing Federation and South Kazakhstan region boxing federation. Dishes and yurtas were brought from Shymkent. Even from there the chief came to Astana and cooked the best meals.
– We wanted all athletes were as one big family because Nauryz is a family holiday when the spring comes to each house, - Rakhmanbek Argimbayev, executive director of South Kazakhstan region boxing federation.
