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His announcement follows a controversy surrounding the medal count.
According to Alagozov, the Games were a major sporting celebration. He specifically noted the kok-boru and jher-ulak competitions, emphasizing the sporting rivalry between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
"The only technical discrepancy in the team standings arose during the medal count. Today, the organizing committee decided to individually count the medals of each of the three Kazakh athletes. Thus, Kazakhstan took first place in the overall team standings. Congratulations to our Kazakh brothers on their victory!" Alagozov wrote.
Medal count controversy
The statement comes amid widespread dissatisfaction on social media. Users noticed the disappearance of three gold medals for Kazakhstan from the final standings and demanded an explanation for the missing awards.
Initially, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Sport reported that the national team led the tournament's medal table with 74 medals: 32 gold, 20 silver, and 22 bronze. Kyrgyzstan followed in second place with 30 gold, 35 silver, and 19 bronze, totaling 84 medals.
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However, the count in Kyrgyzstan differed. The official World Nomad Games account published a table showing Kyrgyzstan in first place with 30 gold medals and Kazakhstan in second with 29. The post on the Games' Instagram account was first deleted, then restored, and later deleted again.
As the scandal grew, Kyrgyzstan's State Agency for Physical Culture and Sports issued a statement. They noted that "in accordance with the concept of the World Nomad Games, official medal and team standings between countries are not maintained".
Later, Kazakhstan's Minister of Tourism and Sport, Yerbol Myrzabossynov, summarized the results of the 6th World Nomad Games and thanked the brotherly Kyrgyz people for their hospitality and warm welcome.
Discontent beyond the medal confusion
In addition to the medal count, social media users raised questions about other organizational lapses.
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Another user, who claims to have worked at the Games as a volunteer, stated that female ticket inspectors were injured due to the behavior of the crowd.
"To our dear citizens who bought tickets for the Kok-Boru final and could not get in, we offer our apologies. The organizers did everything in their power. Unfortunately, Ministry of Internal Affairs officers and volunteers were unable to hold back the crowd in the end. The volunteer girls checking tickets were seriously injured by the crowd. I saw how everyone suffered: the 'baikes' (older brothers/officers) remained silent because it was 'service and duty,' while the girls hid their pain because 'it must be endured for the sake of the Motherland,'" she wrote.
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As a reminder, the World Nomad Games took place in Kyrgyzstan from August 31 to September 6.
Medal standings controversy: World Nomad Games organizers issue statement
