Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - On 9 July, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with a presentation on the development of sports education and training of the Olympic reserve.

Today in our country there are 15 Olympic reserve colleges, 344 sports schools and 7 higher sports schools. There, 380 thousand young people regularly go in for more than 100 sports.

Over the past three years, students of Olympic reserve colleges have won 723 medals in international competitions and more than 10 thousand medals in republican tournaments. About 4.5 thousand students were admitted to the national team of Uzbekistan.

For the further development of this area, it is necessary to strengthen the material and technical base of sports educational institutions, improve the qualifications of coaches.

In particular, almost 6 thousand out of about 14 thousand trainers working in these institutions do not have higher education. There is also a shortage of coaches in equestrian sports, modern pentathlon, rugby, shooting, archery, cycling, diving and synchronized swimming. 

In this regard, during the presentation, the issues of radical improvement of the sports education system, the introduction of modern programs and methods, the development of the material and technical base of institutions were discussed. 

The head of state instructed to improve the infrastructure of colleges of the Olympic reserve and universities of physical culture and sports, improve the quality of sports education and expand the number of pupils and students.

It is determined that an additional quota of up to 10 percent will be allocated for athletes sent to the Paralympic sports departments of the Olympic reserve colleges, the procedure for collecting tuition fees from parents in these departments will be canceled. At the same time, the principle of gender parity will be applied in accordance with the requirements of the International Olympic Committee by increasing the quota for girls.

Instructions were given to strengthen breeding work, ensure openness and transparency, and eradicate corruption in this process. The task was to launch an electronic platform for admitting students to colleges of the Olympic reserve, selecting gifted athletes and organizing competitions.

The President stressed the importance of interaction of colleges of the Olympic reserve with sports federations, the wide use of such specialists as promoters, scouts, agents, in the promotion of talented youth and the development of these areas. 

Instructions were given to improve physical, medical and psychological training, pharmacological support of athletes. The need to develop the scientific component of sports training and the management system of educational institutions is noted.

From the 2021/2022 academic year in sports schools, the training of athletes with categories and titles will be organized on the basis of the state order.

The need was noted to attract qualified foreign specialists in those sports that lack coaches, to assign local coaches and students to them to study experience.

Also, instructions were given on the construction and repair of sports and educational institutions, equipping them with modern equipment and sports literature.

Preparations for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were discussed at the meeting. Our athletes have won a total of 126 tickets to this prestigious competition in Tokyo, the capital of Japan.

The head of state stressed the need to provide comprehensive support to athletes and coaches, to create all conditions for them to achieve high results. At the same time, he instructed to begin preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games in France.