Third round of Central Asian Equestrian Obstacle Race completed in Astana

The third round of Central Asian Equestrian Obstacle Race, the President's Cup and the World Cup were held on July 3-5 in Astana, Tengrinews.kz reports. 50 horse-riders from Kazakhstan, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Ukraine and India took part in the tournament. 30 leading sportsmen represented Kazakhstan in the hurdle racing. The first prize in the Tournament in Memory of the US patron Cortney Feuer was given to Ruslan Kartin from Russia with his horse Moglodaf. Kazakhstan sportsmen Eraly Nuriyev with Elastik horse won the first prize in the HSBC Cup. Russian team won the Cup of Nations of the International Equestrian Tournament and the Cup of Nations of the Central Asian Championship. Aleksandr Tishkov (Kazakhstan) won the Renaissance Capital Cup. Pyotr Solovyov (Kazakhstan) won the World Cup and the Deloitte Grand Prix of the President's Cup. The first prize of the third Kazakhstan Equestrian Tournament was given to Astana team: Yershat Islamov, Asset Tolkynbekov, Tayati Islamov and Medet Maoltbekov. “These tournaments are very important for preparation to the Olympics-2012,” Kazakhstan Equestrian Federation's press-release writes. By Galiya Kaliyeva