Sports development in the city
The city has 49 available facilities for physical culture and mass sports, including 1 sports Palace, 1 sports complex, 1 stadium, 2 swimming pools, 10 sports halls, 26 flat structures, 20 sports grounds, 1 tennis court, 1 center for tourism and local history, 1 wrestling hall, street workout area, 1 bike track, etc.
The city has a specialized children's and youth school of the Olympic reserve (SDYUSHOR), where 759 people are engaged in 15 sports, of which 3 are national.
In December 2014, the "center for children's tourism and local history" was opened, where 585 children are engaged in 12 circles.
In 2015, a gym town was opened for workout street classes and the BMX bike trail (beemix).
In 2018, the sports and gaming town "Embankment" and the wrestling hall "Batyr"were opened.
Various sports competitions, Championships and tournaments of city, regional and national scale are held in the city. Football and Boxing federations operate in the city.
In addition to the sports school in the city there are sections and clubs for sports. There are departments of regional disabled sports, schools of higher sports skills. The Tekeli branch of the regional specialized Bicycle school named after A. Kivilev also functions. A club of fans of national sports under the leadership of Fayzullauly Burkitbay works on a voluntary basis. For several years, there has been a club "Storm" for motorcycle enthusiasts. In the House of culture at the Tau Mergen club, children are engaged in karate-shinkiokushinkai, judo and hand-to-hand combat, as well as a club for chess fans.