Danial Akhmetov became the new president of the Athletics Federation of Kazakhstan. This is the decision of the extraordinary conference held in Astana today, March 16.
The reason for convening the conference was that Adilbek Dzhaksybekov, who headed the Republican Athletics Federation, was elected president of the Football Federation of Kazakhstan in February. The new head of the athletics Federation became Danial Akhmetov.
– Conceptually, we will move in several main directions, – said Danial Akhmetov. – We will develop the infrastructure. Let’s start with the regions where athletics has received the greatest development in our country. Another key issue is the preparation of the reserve. I plan to meet with the heads of the regions, talk with them about the creation of specialized athletics departments, or about the creation of sports schools. Because if there is no mass movement, there will be no children, then it is useless to talk about the future. As for top-level sports, last year a professional athletics club “Altai Athletics” was established in the East Kazakhstan region, with decent funding and all conditions for the growth of skills. It will be an elite club. Strict criteria should also be applied when forming the national team. And the base for it should be the national team No. 2, which will include young athletes, they are the reserve of our leaders. An equally important issue is the coaching staff. Any talent can disappear with a low qualification of a coach….. I want to thank everyone for electing me as the head of the federation. We will work together to make the country proud of Kazakhstani athletes.
Danial Akhmetov is the first head of the East Kazakhstan region. Last year, he was elected to the Republican Athletics Federation and headed the regional federation. The first professional athletics club, Alyay athletics, was established in this region.
The former head of the federation, Adilbek Dzhaksybekov, will continue to participate in its work as a member of the executive committee.
A source: kazathletics.kz the official website of the Athletics Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan
