



Kazakh SSR basketball player Akhtayev and his teammates prepare to play a basketball game against opponents from the Latvian SSR during the USSR Peoples' Spartakiad in August 1956. A panoramic view of a section of the stands with fans in the Small Sports Arena of the Lenin Central Stadium.
As the basketball game begins, Akhtayev plays a play and scores.
Akhtaev Uvais Madzhidovich -- basketball player, basketball coach
08.1956
Moscow
Summer




A view of the court during a basketball match between the teams of the Kazakh and Latvian SSRs (above).
The Latvian players begin a play.
08.1956
Moscow




The Kazakhstan players execute a successful play, and Akhtayev scores.
The Latvian SSR team's coach, A.Ya.
Gomelsky, gives instructions to the players from the bench.
A Latvian player scores.
Akhtaev Uvais Madzhidovich -- basketball player, basketball coach
Gomelsky Alexander Yakovlevich -- basketball coach
08.1956
Moscow




A Latvian SSR player scores during a game against the Kazakh SSR. Fans applaud.
The Latvian team captain shakes hands with Akhtayev.
Latvian basketball players lift up their coach, Gomelsky, after winning the match.
Tennis players compete at the stadium.
Akhtaev Uvais Madzhidovich -- basketball player, basketball coach
Gomelsky Alexander Yakovlevich -- basketball coach
08.1956
Moscow
Summer