According to Turmush correspondent, on March 28, students of Ruslan Atakeev, a freestyle wrestling coach born in 1980, presented him with a "Kia Carnival" car. The initiative brought together athletes of different ages who trained at the base of Secondary School No. 1.
The car was gifted by students born between 1983 and 2000, who had previously trained under Atakeev's guidance.
The director of the children's and youth sports school of the Jayil district, Nurzhan Suimonaliev, reported that this gift was timed to coincide with the International Day of Physical Culture and Sports, celebrated on April 6. Such initiatives are becoming a tradition: previously, students from the village of Sosnovka also presented their coach with a car as a token of gratitude for his hard work and mentorship.
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Ruslan Atakeev, according to Suimonaliev, is a honored coach of the Kyrgyz Republic and the senior coach of freestyle wrestling in the Jayil district. "He has over 25 years of coaching experience, spending all these years at the Jayil children's and youth sports school, and has trained many masters of sports, prize-winners, and champions of international tournaments," the director noted.
Among his outstanding students are master of sports of the Kyrgyz Republic Baisal Kubatov, who is a silver medalist of the Asian Championship, three-time champion of the Kyrgyz Republic Isabek Jalilov, and master of sports of the Kyrgyz Republic Bakbergen Usenov, who also won silver at the Asian Championship. The gift from the students became not only a sign of respect but also a symbol of recognition of the coach's significant contribution to the development of sports and the upbringing of youth," Suimonaliev added.
