Mayor of Shymkent city Murat Aitenov spoke about measures aimed at developing mass sports in the city at a briefing at Having highlighted that Shymkent city was the largest Kazakh city in terms of youth population – 235 thousand, Mayor Aitenov said that the number of sports grounds had been increased to 231 this year. He added that 150 new ones were slated for construction next year.
According to him, as part of the measures for mass sports development trainers are to be involved to promote a healthy lifestyle among the youth. (Kazinform/Business World Magazine)