Akim of the region Asain Baykhanov congratulated the bronze medalists of the XIX Asian Games - Alexandra Zalyubovskaya, Rinata Sultanova and Victoria Butolina

Akim of the region Asain Baykhanov congratulated the bronze medalists of the XIX Asian Games - Alexandra Zalyubovskaya, Rinata Sultanova and Victoria Butolina

Akim of the region Asain Baykhanov congratulated the bronze medalists of the XIX Asian Games - Alexandra Zalyubovskaya, Rinata Sultanova and Victoria Butolina.

- It is gratifying that 19 athletes of the region in 10 sports entered the national team of the country and took part in the XIX Asian Games in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. You have achieved high results with your hard work. I would like to express my special gratitude to the coaches for their significant contribution to the overall success. I am sure we will see worthy performances at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris," the head of the region noted.

Along with professional sports, mass sports are developing in the region.

- The budget of regional sports has doubled in three years and amounts to 19.3 billion tenge. This year we are building 14 sports and recreation complexes and more than 300 new sports grounds of different formats," the governor of the region said.

At the end of the meeting, the head of the region wished the athletes new successes and presented cash certificates for 1 million tenge. Also, the coaches who prepared the bronze medalists of the Asian Games received certificates for 500 thousand tenge. In turn, the athletes expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and support.

 

The press service of the akim of Pavlodar region

Photo by Valery Bugaev