Kyrgyzstan Joins Turkic Alliance of Long Runs

The organizers of five major races have announced the formation of the Turkic Alliance of Long Runs (TAN), marking the establishment of the first running association in the Central Asian and Caucasus region, according to the organizing committee of the Bishkek Snow Leopard Run half marathon.

As noted, finishers of the marathon series in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan will receive a unique medal and the status of an international runner, The Caspian Post reports citing 24.kg.

The new partnership symbolizes the unification of Turkic cultures and the development of international sports tourism. The TAN association is taking the region’s races to a new international level.

The first regional running series offers participants to take part in five races:

• Baku Marathon (May, Baku, Azerbaijan);
• Bishkek Snow Leopard Run (September 21, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan);
• Almaty Marathon (September 28, Almaty, Kazakhstan);
• Turkistan Marathon (October 26, Turkestan, Kazakhstan);
• Samarkand Marathon (November, Samarkand, Uzbekistan).