On June 7 and 8, 2019, Nur-Sultan hosted the first Republican inter-industry workers ' sports Contest. The sports event brought together 12 national teams, whose representatives participated in competitions in six sports: chess, togyz kumalak, arm wrestling, table tennis, mini-football, and volleyball.
The Kazakhstan branch trade Union of power engineers was represented by the national team of JSC "Samruk-Energo"at the workers' sports Contest. It includes employees of such enterprises as JSC "Alatau Zharyk companyasy", LLP "Bogatyr Komir", JSC "Almaty electric stations", JSC "Moynakskaya HPP", JSC "Ekibastuzskaya GRES-2" and LLP "Ekibastuzskaya GRES-1 named after B. Nurzhanov".
They became the strongest in table tennis, volleyball, arm wrestling, and also won prizes in mini-football (II place), chess (II place), togyz kumalak (II place). The final games were exciting, bright and dramatic.
In the team competition, the Kazakhstan branch trade Union of power engineers won the first place and thus became the first champion of the Republican inter-industry workers ' sports Contest.
According to representatives of Federation of trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which organized sporting event, these games have become a pioneer created voluntary sports society of trade unions "Enbek".
Mukhtar tinikeev, Deputy Chairman of the Federation of trade unions of Kazakhstan: "Spartakiad" is an indicator that the company "Enbek" will continue to gain momentum in the future. I would like to see all 22 trade unions actively involved in the fight for medals, because sport provides an opportunity not only to unite all workers, but also provides health."
The opening and closing of the workers ' sports Festival took place in a new landmark object of the capital – an amphitheater on the embankment of the Ishim river. Representatives of the management of Samruk-Energy JSC and employees of the Corporate center came to support their colleagues. The winners of the competition were honored by trade Union leaders, as well as Olympic Boxing champion Daniyar yeleusinov.
Representatives of the local trade Union "Samruk-Energo" and the chief Manager of the Administrative Department of JSC "Samruk-Energo" Azamat Bulatov provided significant assistance to power engineers-athletes in preparing for the Olympics, who solved a wide range of issues: organization of the training process, equipment, accommodation, logistics and nutrition of the participants of the sports Contest, thereby contributing to the overall victory of the team.
Damir Aidarov.
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