In the last five years, about 4 trillion UZS have been allotted for sport development

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is chairing a video conference on the priorities of enhancing sports education, selecting and creating a pool of talented athletes and training coaches.

As reported, over the past five years, about 4 trillion UZS have been allocated for the development of sports, 118 new major sports facilities have been commissioned and 110 facilities have been reconstructed.

This year, 2.3 trillion UZS were allocated to the sports sector (5 times more than in 2017), of which 1.2 trillion UZS were allotted for sports education.

For the first time, new five-stage competitions have been launched to involve young people in sports with the participation of youth leaders from all mahallas, physical education teachers and coaches of sports schools.

In April-May, the competitions covered more than 3 million youngsters.

"However, the results in sports are not yet in line with the conditions created," he said.