The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has developed a draft law "On amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on physical culture and sports, as well as the prevention of excessive legislative regulation."
Several key issues and specific statistical data were taken into account when drafting the bill. More than 180 sports are currently being developed in Kazakhstan. However, medals are won each year in only 13 summer and 5 winter Olympic sports. If in 2018 Kazakhstani athletes won 370 medals, then in 2020 this figure decreased to 105 medals. This situation is explained by shortcomings in the system of training athletes at all stages, starting with initial training and ending with high-performance sports.
In addition, the cost of maintaining children's and youth sports schools and sports boarding schools is growing every year, a significant part of which is spent on training in Olympic non-Olympic sports. In the period from 2018 to 2020, 646 billion tenge was allocated for the development of all sports, of which almost 72% was spent on sports that are not a priority for the country.
To improve the situation, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports conducted a study of international experience. Based on the experience of Uzbekistan, Belarus, Great Britain, Germany and Norway, a draft law has been developed that involves the introduction of restrictions on sports related to high-performance sports.
According to the new system, the list of top-level sports will include only those sports that are included in the program of the Olympic, Paralympic, Deaflympic, Asian and Para Asian Games, as well as national sports. In turn, the sports that have shown medal results will be prioritized and will be funded primarily at the national and local levels. These measures will make it possible to effectively manage the sports industry and make rational use of limited resources.
"The implementation of these changes is aimed at creating new incentives for the development of sports in our country. The concentration of funding on certain and effective sports will ensure Kazakhstan's high achievements on the world sports arena," said Minister of Tourism and Sports Yerbol Myrzabosynov.
The adoption of the bill will help optimize the country's sports system and form the right financial strategy to achieve high results in sports.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/tsm/press/news/details/882234