Burkasyn Festival Spotlights Winter Sports in Astana

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Astana celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Burkasyn winter festival on Feb. 14, bringing together families, amateur athletes, and sports enthusiasts along the Yessil River embankment in Central Park. Since 2005, the event has featured competitions in 13 sports, ranging from cross-country skiing and kettlebell lifting to arm wrestling, belt wrestling, tug-of-war, winter… The post Burkasyn Festival Spotlights Winter Sports in Astana appeared first on The Astana Times.