Over 1,000 Exceptional Children to Train for Free in the Sports Sections of Samruk-Kazyna

Over 1,000 Exceptional Children to Train for Free in the Sports Sections of Samruk-Kazyna

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23 September 2025

Samruk-Kazyna portfolio companies are actively involved in the implementation of charitable projects in the field of medicine, inclusion and sports. The single charity operator the Samruk-Kazyna Trust Foundation and the Samruk Business Academy corporate Center for Human Capital Development supported a large-scale project to create inclusive adaptive sports sections. Samruk Business Academy has allocated KZT198 million for implementation of charitable projects in Samruk-Kazyna Trust.

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As part of this social initiative, about 90 free sports clubs in boccia, choreography, swimming, football, athletics, goalball, tennis, taekwondo and pionerball are currently operating in 22 cities and villages of Kazakhstan. Every year, more than 1,000 children with special needs regularly play sports, improve their health and successfully socialize in society.

Many of the trainees are members of the regional Paralympic teams and become champions at the national and international levels. At the recent Astana 2025 World Boccia Challenger, three project participants won prizes, confirming the high potential of inclusive sports in Kazakhstan.

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Development of sports, including Paralympic sports, is one of the priorities of the Samruk-Kazyna Fund. Over the past three years, with the support of the Fund, 15 modern sports complexes have been opened in different regions, where over 90,000 children and teenagers study for free. Kazakhstan’s first cycling section for exceptional children has been opened. By the end of the year, it is planned to launch longevity centers in Taraz and Shymkent and new sports complexes in Mangystau and West Kazakhstan regions.

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