Today, the football and athletics arena of the Kazan Central Stadium saw the opening of the festival entitled “I choose GTO”. The festival was attended by 66 people from 40 companies and organisations of Tatarstan.
The event was organised by the Tatarstan Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Youth Union of Enterprises and Organisations of Tatarstan, the Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of the Kazan Executive Committee and the Ready for Labour and Defence Tatarstan Regional Public Organisation.
The mission of this event is to promote healthy lifestyles among the young workers of enterprises and organisations of the republic.
Opening the festival, Tatarstan Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Minister Denis Valeyev said: “The GTO programme appeared in the USSR, and in present-day Russia it is in high demand as well. Passing GTO tests will both help us be stronger and improve our working efficiency”.
At the end of the festival, each participant will receive a medal and a certificate. If successfully passed the GTO tests, the participants will be awarded bronze, silver, or golden badges.