The regional sport contest was held among workers of education and science of Kostanay region, dedicated to 25 years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The competition included two types of sport: Cross country running and intellectual games. The purpose of the action is a health promotion, propaganda and popularization of track-and-field among workers of education, organizing of active rest, identifying of the strongest athletes and teams. The workers of education system and chairman of union organization of higher education institution, colleges of regions and Kostanay took part in the competition.

The results of A.Baitursynov  KSU team: professor Yuriy Bondarenko took 1^st place (checkers), maintenance assistant Nikita Tkachenko - 1^st place (track-and-field  athletics), head trainer of polyathlon Yuliya Zelenskaya - 1^st place (track-and-field  athletics), teacher of Physical and sport education department Arman Kakashev - 1^st place (togyzkumalak), head teacher of Mechanical engineering department Farid Tulubayev - 2^nd place (chess), chairman of trade union committee Nurlan Mamiyev - 3^rd (commander’s run), laboratory assistant of ITF Samal Mausymbayeva - 3^rd place (togyzkumalak), teacher of EF Zhuldyz Tolegen, teacher of VLTF Inna Brel-Kissilyova and head of technology of livestock products department Gulshat Shaikamal showed good results. KSU team took 1^st place in the overall standing. It is an indicator of high relation of University leaders to promoting of physical education and sport in labour collectives and also health care, fortitude.

The winners were awarded by the diplomas of Education Department and regional committee of trade union committee, and also by valuable prizes. KSU sport team is ready to continue honing sport skills and successfully implement it in new victory and athletic performance.

KSU press secretary: Alla Chechetkina