Today, Kazakhstan has 17 licenses for the 2024 Olympic Games. This was announced by the Minister of Tourism and Sports Yermek Marzhikpayev at a press conference in the CCS, El.kz reports.
From July 26 to August 11, 2024, the Summer Olympic Games in Paris with the participation of over 10 thousand athletes from 205 countries of the world will start.
"Today, our country has 17 licenses in 8 sports. There are about 90 licensed competitions ahead, where there is an opportunity to increase the number of tickets," Yermek Marzhikpayev said.
In addition, Kazakh young athletes take part in licensed competitions to win quotas for the IV Winter Youth Olympic Games, which will be held from January 19 to February 1, 2024 in Gangwon (South Korea).
According to Yermek Marzhikpayev, it is planned to revise the interaction of management institutions in the field of sports.
"A Headquarters for the preparation for the Olympic Games has been created with the involvement of leading industry experts, which will coordinate and ensure effective communications between all the sides," the minister said.
It is planned to apply an individual approach to training for potential athletes to win licenses and medals with the involvement of leading coaches, doctors, massage therapists, psychologists.
"In the medium term, the most priority sports will be determined. Today, 180 sports are being developed in our country, of which only 59 are recognized by the International Olympic Committee," the speaker explained.
These measures are being worked out as part of the amendments to the draft law on physical culture and sports. The issue of appointing head coaches on a competitive basis, as well as raising the status of state coaches by expanding their powers is being discussed.