Bishkek, Sept. 30, 2025. /Kabar/. 3d Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Games kicked off in Azerbaijan on September 28. The opening ceremony was held at the Ganja City Stadium, attended by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
According to the competition program, 246 medal events in 23 sports are being held.
166 participants from Kyrgyzstan, including 126 athletes participate in the Games.
Athletes under the age of 17 are competing in the following 15 sports:
- volleyball (boys and girls);
- football (U-16);
- basketball (3x3);
- rhythmic gymnastics;
- taekwondo (WT);
- boxing;
- sambo;
- freestyle wrestling;
- Greco-Roman wrestling;
- women's wrestling;
- karate (WKF);
- shooting;
- archery;
- kayaking;
- rowing.
In addition to the athletes, the delegation includes coaches, referees, doctors, and masseurs.
For information: 1st CIS Games were held in Kazan, Tatarstan, while second CIS Games were organized in Belarus.