In Irkutsk Region, the family sports development program Family sport, harmony, excellence is being launched, with regular sports events planned for families from Irkutsk, Shelekhov, Angarsk, Usolye Sibirskoye, Irkutsk District and other municipalities.
Within the framework of the family sports development program, it is planned to create a system of events for the implementation of various sports programs. Sports events will be held according to a plan that must be approved annually. Families from Irkutsk, Shelekhov, Angarsk, Usolye-Sibirskoye, the Irkutsk District, and other municipalities will be invited to the competitions.The events will be organized by the OGKU “Resource and Methodological Center for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports of the Irkutsk Region,” subordinate to the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region, together with the Association of Health Fitness. In addition, the center will provide consultations and testing on organizing independent physical culture and sports activities, and assist in organizing the activities of family sports clubs.
The performance indicators of the “Family: Sport, Harmony, Perfection” program will be an increase in the number of children who have started attending sports sections, the number of sports and health-improving events held, greater attractiveness of mass family sports as the most accessible form, and the formation of public opinion about the need to lead a healthy lifestyle and the need for systematic physical culture and sports activities for the whole family.
Based on materials from the press service of the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region