This year, festive events dedicated to the 180th anniversary of the great Kazakh poet Abai are taking place across the country. As part of the celebrations, a sports and cultural festival called "Korkeygen olke - Kokpekti" ("Prosperous Land - Kokpekty") was held in the Kokpekty district of the Abai region.

The event was attended by the deputy of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nurtai Sabil'yanov, the head of the department of culture, language development and archival affairs of the Abai region Zhanzhigit Omarkhan, the chairman of the regional branch of the Amanat party Aidar Sadyrbayev, as well as other public figures. The festival, which united the national spirit and art, included competitions in traditional Kazakh sports: a large alaman-baige for 80 kilometers called "Tolagai tulpary", alaman-baige, top baige, tai zharysy and team competitions in kokpar. The large-scale races were attended by 174 of the best racehorses from all over the country (61 in "uly alaman", 42 in tai zharysy, 38 in top baige, 33 in alaman baige).

In honor of the anniversary of the great poet, the agricultural fund "Kokpekti" presented a gift - the keys to a Chevrolet Monza, which were presented to the Abay district.

The festival ended with a gala concert with the participation of Kazakhstani pop stars. In total, the event gathered more than 10 thousand spectators. It should be noted that the total prize fund of the sports competitions held within the framework of the festival, in addition to the three cars awarded for the main awards, also amounted to 15 million tenge in cash prizes.