01 April 2013 | 18:25

Kazakhstan knights to take part in international tournament in France first time

The knights compete in the Battlefield tournament-2012 in Pavlodar. Photo by Vladimir Bugayev©

Kazakhstan team will take part in the Battle of the Nations historical medieval battle in France for the first time, Tengrinews.kz reports. The international championship will be held on May 9-12. The annual tournament will be held for the 4th time. It will be participated by 27 countries. Kazakhstan will be represented by 7 knights from Pavlodar, Almaty, Petropavlovsk and Stepnogorsk. Three re-enactors representing Pavlodar club of historical fencing The Northern Tower will be the core of the Kazakhstan team. The club’s coach Yaroslav Aleksandrov said that Kazakhstan has around 5 historical fencing clubs. Organizers of the international tournament invited Kazakhstan participants but financing was a problem for the clubs. According to Aleksandrov, Pavlodar re-enactors told Akim (Governor) of Pavlodar oblast Yerlan Aryn about the invitation to the tournament and he promised to help them and provide funding. The Northern Tower club opened 3 years ago and the national tournament called Battlefield was held at Pavlodar’s quay in 2012. Besides, Pavlodar re-enactors also took part in tournaments in Russia. By Assemgul Kassenova

Kazakhstan team will take part in the Battle of the Nations historical medieval battle in France for the first time, Tengrinews.kz reports. The international championship will be held on May 9-12. The annual tournament will be held for the 4th time. It will be participated by 27 countries. Kazakhstan will be represented by 7 knights from Pavlodar, Almaty, Petropavlovsk and Stepnogorsk. Three re-enactors representing Pavlodar club of historical fencing The Northern Tower will be the core of the Kazakhstan team. The club’s coach Yaroslav Aleksandrov said that Kazakhstan has around 5 historical fencing clubs. Organizers of the international tournament invited Kazakhstan participants but financing was a problem for the clubs. According to Aleksandrov, Pavlodar re-enactors told Akim (Governor) of Pavlodar oblast Yerlan Aryn about the invitation to the tournament and he promised to help them and provide funding. The Northern Tower club opened 3 years ago and the national tournament called Battlefield was held at Pavlodar’s quay in 2012. Besides, Pavlodar re-enactors also took part in tournaments in Russia. By Assemgul Kassenova

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