Prime Minister Akhmetov meets with winners of XXVI World Winter Universiade
ASTANA. December 30. KAZINFORM Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov has received winners of the XXVI World Winter Universiade held in Trentino (Italy) in December this year, Kazinform refers to primeminister.kz.
The meeting was attended by gold medalists - Tatiana Osipova, Mark Starostin, Alexander Malyshev, Sergey Malyshev, silver medalists - Damir Ramazanov, Nursultan Belgibayev, bronze medalist Olga Mandrika and coaching staff.
The Prime Minister congratulated the athletes and gave them letters of gratitude.
"Head of State attaches particular importance to the development of mass sports," Akhmetov said.
"The government also pays great attention to this issue, since sport is the basis of development of the state. Only sporting nation has a healthy future generation," he added.
As you know, World Winter Universiade 2017 will be held in Almaty. Kazakhstan also applies for the right to host the Winter Olympics in 2022. "This is a serious task we have to perform," the Prime Minister noted.
Serik Akhmetov thanked the athletes and wished them success and sporting victories.