On November 21, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed the presentation of proposals on wide involvement of youth in sports.
As part of the “Uzbekistan – 2030” strategy and the state program of the Year of Support for Youth and Business, broad opportunities are being created for the younger generation. More than 10 million people are engaged in mass sports. Various competitions are organized in all regions, educational and labor collectives.
The state program sets tasks for further development and popularization of team sports. Accordingly, a number of measures have been developed.
For example, it is proposed to organize “Mahalla League” and “School League” team sports competitions. It is envisaged to establish sports clubs in state higher education institutions and organize such competitions as “Student League”, “Minister’s Cup” and “Rector’s Cup” among them.
National leagues for team sports will be supported. Regional sports clubs will be established under local khokimiyats. The work on identification, selection and choosing talented youth on the basis of the electronic system “ERP Sport” will be organized.
Attention will be paid to creating additional conditions for young people to engage in regular sports activities.
According to the proposal, every Thursday of the week will be defined as a “Day of Physical Culture and Sport”. Depending on the number of young people involved and the results achieved, the employees of sports schools will be paid bonuses. Also, considering the available infrastructure, institutions will be specializing gradually for certain types of sports.
The position of a coach-selector for mass sports will be introduced in sports schools, to which up to five mahallas and educational institutions will be assigned. Coaches who have organized circles in the mahallas will be additionally encouraged.
The President emphasized that the sphere of sports is an important area of the state youth policy and expressed his opinion on expanding opportunities on the ground, bringing up the young generation as comprehensively developed individuals.