This morning, the Yangi Nafas sports race was held simultaneously in eight cities of Uzbekistan, timed to coincide with the celebration of the Youth Day of Uzbekistan and the International Sports Holiday Olympic Day. Under the slogan “One country, one start, one distance, one goal – we run together!” over 20 thousand people in Chirchik, Gulistan, Ferghana, Namangan, Jizzakh, Samarkand and Shakhrisabz took part in the Yangi Nafas race. Tashkent received over
Five thousand participants of the Yangi Nafas race. Schoolchildren and students, public figures and entrepreneurs, athletes and just runners joined the sports festival. Famous athletes such as Oksana Chusovitina, Asal Saparbayeva, Ravshan Irmatov, Dilshod Sobirov, Ruslan Nuriddinov and Akbar Juraev ran with the participants.
At the opening of the event, Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, addressed the participants of the race with a welcoming speech. In his video message, he congratulated everyone on the International Olympic Day, which today unites 205 countries – participants of the IOC, and called on the younger generation to make sport an integral part of their lives.
The leadership of the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education, the Ministry of Sports Development and the Agency for Youth Affairs also made a welcome speech. It was noted that the celebration of Youth Day, initiated by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in 2017, is designed, among other things, to strengthen the desire for an active and healthy lifestyle in the minds of young people.
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