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The symbol of strong healthy spirit of the happy people

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In the “Ashgabat” sport complex, the Week of health and happiness initiated by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was solemnly completed yesterday with a large colorful cultural and sport event – the awarding ceremony of winners of III National Sports Contest under the motto “Turkmenistan is the country of health and inspiration!”

That day, the nation leader – an active upholder of sports and healthy life-style participated in all festive events. The head of the Turkmen state demonstrates by personal example that it is necessary to train regularly in physical culture and go in for sport to improve health. Early in the morning, the head of state started the ascent of the Health Path in Gindivar. Then, the Esteemed President came to the “Ashgabat” sport complex, where he took part in the fast-paced sport games. His participation in the rally in the motordrome located nearby became a culmination of the President’s stay in the sport complex. Here, the nation leader appeared as a perfect racing driver of high-speed modern motor cars of the world-famous brands. In the afternoon, the head of state Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the Ice-hockey Tournament – final match of two teams of the Junior Tournament for the Cup of the President. Teams of ice-hockey players of “Burgut” and “Shir” clubs have played. Upon completion of hockey clashes, the President handed medals to teams, who won 1st-3rd places and the Cup-to “Burgut” team. The Winter Sports Stadium for many thousands seats welcomed with exultation the nation leader in the costume of the ice-hockey player presented on behalf of participants of the Cup tournament. The President appeared on the ice field with hockey stick and made accurate icing.

Such episodes “work” more expressive than words and examples in benefit of agitation of the youth for healthy life-style. Week of health and happiness is a unique phenomenon in the state scales, first of all, from viewpoint of the fact that we all sensed themselves as a single healthy nation – sport family, where the main law is the healthy life-style, physical and moral self-perfection. It is confirmed the vital standards. Within the framework of these standards, it is modern and fashionable to live in union with sport and be in vitality.

Our citizens appeared inspiredly, with good and kind spirits on the sport arenas of the stadiums, sport grounds, sport facilities erected in quantity in the micro-districts and yards, running tracks, parks and public gardens – overall, where it is possible to do physical exercises. Residents of Turkmenistan revived a good habit to “warm up” with exercises at the place of work, study, residence as well as physical exercises during “interval between shifts”. They also use an opportunity to visit gyms (fortunately, at present, such gyms are available everywhere – at the enterprises, departments and organizations, educational establishments and place of residence).

Grandiose sport and recreation events organized on the eve of World Health Day within the framework of Week of health and happiness vividly demonstrated huge spiritual potential of the nation, our youth for whom the healthy life-style, sport style remains to be the norm of everyday life, mode of life and rest. Owing to such actions, it is opened and directed to the right way the physical and spiritually-moral strength of the young generation. Week of health and happiness is the start for new, larger sport and recreation events, which contribute to the improvement of health, training of the strength of mind, willpower of Turkmen residents.

Our duty is to preserve and augment the healthy gene pool of the nation, save the young generation from vices and impacts of dangerous challenges of modern world. In Turkmenistan, under the leadership of the nation leader, it was worked out and is being realized complex programs, providing all-round development of citizens, our youth, and their involvement into physical culture and sports. These programs are aimed at growth of sports, development of tourism in the country, improvement of the healthcare system, and social institutions of the state. Concrete measures are taken to protect citizens from tobacco smoking, drug addiction and other baneful habits.

The prosperous epoch of the powerful state is the time of young people and for daring young people with flight of dreams and fancy, striving to find themselves in life, ardent patriots of the Homeland, craving for augmentation of the great heritage of the past and remembering about their roots and national spiritual traditions.

Week of health and happiness was held as chain of bright holidays of the young country, which stepped the new epoch and advances towards great future. It has maintained in the country the atmosphere of general spiritual enthusiasm and ardor, belief and optimism. This atmosphere remains to be our guide during the whole new epoch we have to live in, labor and create happy day of the country.