Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – Senate of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan considered the results of a parliamentary request sent to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the problems arising in the process of widespread involvement of the population, especially young people in physical culture and sports.

It was noted that the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic that has swept the whole world has once again demonstrated how important hardening and immune stability are for protecting human health.

Despite measures such as improving the quality and efficacy of medicines, creating a vaccine against the virus, today countries around the world unanimously support the importance of improving public health through a healthy lifestyle as a daily rule.

Therefore, in recent years, the issue of wide involvement of the population of our country, especially young people in sports, ensuring a healthy lifestyle has become one of the priority directions of state policy. A vivid confirmation of this is the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, signed on 30 October 2020 "On measures for the widespread introduction of a healthy lifestyle and the further development of mass sports."

In order to ensure the implementation of the Decree, the infrastructure of physical culture and health will be formed in regions (cities) and makhallas. In particular, in 9146 makhallas, 18292 physical culture and recreation and sports grounds will be built, in 204 districts (cities) - health and bicycle paths.

At the meeting, the importance and relevance of the parliamentary request sent by the Senate to the Government on the wide involvement of the population, especially young people, in physical culture and sports was emphasized.

Information was provided that the parliamentary request was discussed at the Presidium of the Cabinet of Ministers and appropriate measures were taken.

Today 51651 sports facilities in the republic can cover 2.1 million people a day. Among them there are 417 stadiums, 10 863 gyms, 316 swimming pools, 182 shooting ranges, 39 841 sports grounds, 8 hippodromes and 24 sports arenas.

7905 trainers are assigned to 5447 makhallas for running, walking, physical education and other sports at outdoor sports facilities and in parks located in the regions.

So far, within the investment program, 68 sports facilities have been commissioned. Construction and repair work is underway to commission 44 sports facilities in 2020, thanks to which, in addition, 13 493 people will be provided with all the opportunities for daily physical education and sports.

During the quarantine period, with the aim of meaningfully spending leisure time for the population, especially young people, more than 326 thousand people were involved in organized sports online competitions. In addition, with strict observance of the quarantine rules, sports events in 42 sports and physical education are organized in the "green" territories.

At the meeting, the senators noted the need to exercise full control over the implementation of the President’s Decree "On measures to promote a healthy lifestyle and the further development of mass sports" and further study sports clubs that did not operate due to quarantine restrictions introduced during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic , the number of young people involved in them, the correspondence of the services of these circles to the real income of the population, opportunities and benefits created for representatives of families in need of help.

Based on the foregoing, it was decided to further study the issue of widespread involvement of the population, especially young people, in physical culture and sports and discuss it at the plenary sessions of the Senate in 2021.

A corresponding resolution of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis was adopted on this issue.