In Istanbul, August 14-18 will be held the Thai boxing world championship.
According to the Thai Boxing Federation, a sporting event will be held with the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Turkey, the Turkish Foreign Ministry, the International Organization of Turkic Culture (Turks) and the Organization of the Turkic States (OTG).
In addition to Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Hungary, Iran, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Bosnia and Herzegovina will take part in the championship.
The opening of the championship will be held on August 15, and the final competitions and the award ceremony are scheduled for August 18.