IKA PRESIDENT COORDINATES THE CHILDREN OF ASIAN GAMES / PRESIDENTE DE IKA COORDINA LOS JUEGOS DE NIÑOS DE ASIA.
IKA President and the Director of Asian Games Department of the Olympic Council of Asia Mr Mr Haider A. Farman is on two day visit to the Sakha Republic - Yakutia in Russia with the coordination purposes regarding the Children of Asia Games. This multi sport event is held once in each four years and is under patronage from the IOC, OCA, UNESCO and the Russian government.
The Games feature 15 sports, mainly Olympic ones and are open to male and female athletes under 16. The 2016 edition of the Children of Asia Games will for the first time feature the official Kurash competitions.
Natural resources rich Yakutia is the largest region of Russia with territory bigger than Argentina and five times bigger than France.
Today Mr Farman had an official meeting with the President of Yakutia Mr Borisov, at the meeting Mr Borisov sincerely thanked the Olympic Council of Asia and HRH Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah for the significant support to the success of the project of the Children of Asia Games which are gaining more international recognition. Yakutia President also pledged his support to promotion of Kurash in the republic.
Then at the Republican meeting of the Yakutia Presidential Sport Council Mr Farman gave a welcoming address to participants of the Council and then was awarded by the Yakutia President with the Order of Merit for his contribution to promotion of ideals of sport in the world.
Earlier the day Mr Farman had meetings with Vice President of Yakutia Mr Glushko, Minister of sport and physical eduction of Yakutia Mr Gulyaev.
Mr Farman also visited the Republican center for traditional sports where he was introduced to a number of national Yakutian traditional games and sports and met with young local athletes and coaches.
