Information on the work completed in the first quarter of 2026 by the State Institution "Department of Culture, Language Development, Physical Education and Sports"

      The city of Kurchatov is continuously working to develop children's, youth, and mass sports.

The network of sports facilities in Kurchatov includes a children's and youth sports school and a sports club.

The city has 23 sports facilities.

Reference: 4 hockey rinks, 1 swimming pool, 4 sports halls, 14 outdoor structures, including 8 sports grounds and 6 fields.

The number of people regularly involved in physical education and sports is increasing annually. This figure for the reporting period was 41.8%, a 3.8% increase from the same period in 2022 (38.0%).

For reference: of the 9,841 people living in Kurchatov, 4,114, or 41.8% of the city's total population, engage in physical education and sports.

The Youth Sports School has 570 students enrolled in sports sections across 10 sports (arm wrestling, volleyball, judo, kettlebell lifting, Kazakh cross-country skiing, football, table tennis, swimming, and rhythmic gymnastics). The sports club has over 300 students enrolled in 9 sections (hockey, taekwondo, football, Kazakh cross-country skiing, basketball, fitness, kettlebell lifting, the national sport of zhekpe zhek, and Sadak atu).

To develop and promote physical education and sports, the city hosts tournaments, championships, and competitions in all sports.

According to the plan for the first quarter of 2026, more than 20 sports events were held, including the following sports competitions, organized in the city's central square in honor of the Nauryz holiday: Kazakh wrestling, kettlebell lifting, tug-of-war, and ram lifting competitions.