The 7th Ethnosport Forum kicked off in St. Petersburg, Russia, with the participation of World Ethnosport Confederation President H.E. Necmeddin Bilal Erdoğan. ICYF President H.E. Taha Ayhan was also in attendance at the event, which ran under the theme “The Reviving of Traditional Sports.” Over the course of the two-day forum, participants took part in various sessions, panels, and strategic meetings focused on developing short-, medium-, and long-term plans for the promotion and sustainability of traditional sports.