Mini-football sports competitions have been held in Kara-Balta among enthusiasts of the Arashan sheep breed. The Yntymak tournament brought together seven teams representing sheep-breeding communities.

The scale and development of the Arashan sheep-breeding community

Ulan Uspekov, coordinator of the Jaiyl sheep-breeding community, said that participants regularly meet at exhibitions and gatherings to exchange experience and maintain ties. The sheep breeders' association began to take shape in 2018, and its activities intensified from 2019.

According to the coordinator, around 100 sheep breeders interested in breeding Arashans currently live in the Jaiyl, Moskovsky and Panfilovsky districts. A similar football tournament was previously held in the Panfilovsky district, and the baton was passed to the Jaiyl district.

Planned future events

In the future, the tournament participants plan to organize kok-boru competitions between their teams.

The sheep breeders' association began to take shape in 2018, and from 2019 its activities began to develop more actively. During this period, the Kyrgyz Arashan breed was developed.
Ulan Uspekov, coordinator of the Jaiyl sheep-breeding community

Context

The event was held in Kara-Balta, where, according to data, the population stood at 37,834 people as of 2009. The Jaiyl district, from which sheep breeders also take part, has a population of 92,645 people according to 2009 data.