Kyrgyzstan President to be Honorary President of the Kyrgyzstan MMA federation

29 August 2021

President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov is set to be the Honorary President of the Kyrgyzstan MMA federation. The position was accepted by the president after his meeting with IMMAF President Kerrith Brown, IMMAF CEO Densign White, IMMAF Development Director Andrew Moshanov, and the senior management of MMA Federation of Kyrgyzstan.

“IMMAF is delighted to announce that his excellency accepted the position of honorary President of MMA Federation of Kyrgyzstan; his certificate was presented by the newly elected president of MMA Federation of Kyrgyzstan Erkin Tentishev and Mr. Brown,” IMMAF noted in a statement on their official website last day.

Sadyr Japarov noted that he was a sportsman himself and that he understands the importance of supporting athletes.

“I was a sportsman myself, and I know how important it is to support an athlete at the right time of their journey,” he noted [via IMMAF.org]

IMMAF President Kerrith Brown also noted that it was a fruitful meeting.

“This has been a really fruitful visit and it was a privilege and pleasure to receive an invitation to meet President Japarov. It was so clear that President Japarov clearly understood the importance that MMA could play in sport and social development in his country and gave his full support to the new President of our affiliated federation. On behalf of IMMAF I was delighted to see that the efforts of our member federation to focus on youth development of MMA is receiving the backing of the highest political authority. On a personal level, it was also enjoyable to discuss my own background in Olympic sport since not only the President, but other members of his Cabinet, have experience of elite sport and an understanding of the role sport can play in civic society,” he said.

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