August 3 this year at 11.00 o’clock in the conference hall of the Republican Cycling Track “Saryarka” a presentation of the project of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Support for our people - be closer to sports” took place.

Representatives of the Ministry of Culture and Sports spoke about the goals of this project and its content.

The presentation speakers were the acting chairman of the Committee on Sports and Physical Culture, Serik Zharasbaev, the director of the Republican Educational, Methodological and Analytical Center for Physical Culture and Sports, Ardak Tulendin, and the sports manager of the Astana PSC, Olympic champion Yuri Melnichenko.

“Currently, the country’s national team has left for Rio de Janeiro to participate in the 31st Summer Olympic Games. 104 athletes from all regions of our country will compete for Olympic awards in 26 sports. One of the directions of this project is to familiarize the population with the composition of the Olympic team, as well as the daily broadcast programs of the Olympic Games provided by the Kazakhstan, Kazsport and Khabar TV channels. All information is aimed at uniting all fans of our athletes. The second direction of the project is further popularization and involvement of the population in sports,” commented Serik Zharasbaev.

The director of the educational and methodological center A. Tulendin explained in detail that the Project involves placing information steles for printed materials in crowded places. Printed products will contain information about the Olympic Games. Upon completion of the Olympic Games, this project will not lose its relevance, due to the fact that international competitions with the participation of our athletes are held on an ongoing basis. The stand will also provide information about mass sporting events held in the city.

The second direction of the project involves placing on the stand booklets with the simplest physical exercises and sports that are accessible to all groups of the population, allowing you to keep yourself in good physical shape without requiring costs both financially and in time. In addition, the booklets will contain explanations about the beneficial effects on the body and contraindications of certain exercises, information on how to properly prepare and start playing sports.

To date, steles have been installed in 9 crowded places, these are shopping and entertainment centers: Keruen, Khan-Shatyr, Mega, Aruzhan, Asia Park. TSUM, Ansar Business Center, Railway Station, Saparzhay Bus Station. To organize feedback, the hashtag #beclosertosport has been launched. Anyone can leave their comments and suggestions.

Yuri Melnichenko noted the importance of the work being done and highly appreciated this project.

The organizations that were the first to respond to participate in the project were awarded letters of gratitude from the Minister of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan.