OREANDA-NEWS. October 27, 2014. International Scientific and Practical Conference "Modern trends in the development of mass sport: Problems and Solutions" has started in Astana.

The plenary session was opened by the Minister of Culture and Sports Arystanbek Mukhamediuly. In his opening speech to the guests and participants of the event, he pointed out special importance of development of sports in preparation of high-class athletes. The Minister said that sport in our country is a factor uniting all the nations and peoples of different faiths and cultures. Kazakhstani athletes' achievements contribute to strengthening the country's prestige in the world arena.

The Conference is being attended by about 300 experts in the field of physical culture and sports, sports psychology; heads of complex scientific groups and sports organizations; representatives of sports federations; scientists; methodologists and coaches from Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Ukraine.

The event discussed the current state of mass sport, new research directions and effective ways of mass sport development in Kazakhstan, the modern system of training athletes for the Olympic Games, as well as sports management and marketing.