“Stop drinking and start skiing.” Vladimir Putin proposed to encourage everyone who passes the GTO standards

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, called one of the significant achievements the increase by several times (!) in the number of citizens who regularly play sports. The head of state noted that everyone remembers the “people’s slogan” “Stop drinking — start skiing”, and added that “the moment has come» According to Putin, people who take responsibility for their health need to be encouraged.

Starting next year, a tax deduction will be introduced for those who undergo medical examination and pass the GTO standardssaid the President of Russia.

The GTO complex provides for passing standards in various disciplines at three levels of difficulty for each age group (from 6 to 70 years and older). And the question: where exactly to take sports standards? – also has a solution.

I propose using federal resources to annually build at least 350 additional sports facilities in the regions, primarily in small towns.said the Head of State.

It is planned to allocate 65 billion rubles from the federal budget for these purposes in the next 6 years.

According to the Ministry of Sports of the Republic of Crimea, over 10 years the number of Crimeans aged 3 to 79 years who systematically engage in physical education and sports has increased almost 3.5 times and amounts to more than 890 thousand people. The authorities of the Republic set a goal to increase this figure to 1,232,000 people by 2030.

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