Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov: holding of mass sport events will promote increase in number of people going in for sports

Issues of keeping longevity and formation of culture of healthy way of life in Tatarstan were discussed in House of RT government at the meeting held by Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov. The meeting was held within the limits of realization of RT President Address to RT State Council for 2011.

Minister of youth affairs, sport and tourism Rafis Burganov reported on development of physical culture and sport, formation of culture of healthy way of life in Tatarstan. He reminded that the conception of developing healthy way of life in oriented to the Strategy of developing physical culture and sport in the Russian Federation till 2020 (approved by RF government in 2009).

Rafis Burganov told in details about creation of conditions in republic for leading healthy way of life. By his words, his offer regarding reviving physical exercises during working day and industrial gymnastics was supported by heads of many enterprises.

Ministry of youth affairs, sport and tourism also offered holding sports contests among ministries and departments in 11 kinds of sport.

For today a draft program of developing physical culture and sport in RT for 2011-2015 years has been worked out.

RT Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov stressed that only 20,5 % of tatarstaners regularly go in for sports.

Ildar Khalikov thinks that holding of mass sport events will promote increase in number of people going in for sports. Besides, today many universities and institutions have access to sport complexes, gyms, swimming-pools.

RT Minister of health care Airat Farrakhov reported on providing high-tech medical aid in Tatarstan.