The "Samruk Alaman" children's para-swimming tournament is taking place in Astana. Organized with the support of the "Samruk-Kazyna Trust" fund, the competition has brought together more than 100 young athletes from various cities across the country. For many participants, this is not just a competition, but an opportunity to showcase their skills and take another step toward a big sporting dream, "24KZ" reports.

More than 100 children aged 7 to 14 from 15 cities arrived in the capital for the "Samruk Alaman" tournament. Among them are athletes with musculoskeletal, visual, and hearing impairments, as well as intellectual developmental needs, including Konstantin Petrov from Shymkent.

Oksana Nikishina, resident of Shymkent: 

"We sincerely thank the 'Samruk-Kazyna Trust' fund for giving us this opportunity and for organizing such festivals for our children. We hope these tournaments will definitely continue to be held. We have been training for seven years specifically so my son could become an athlete—perhaps even one with international recognition."

The competition was timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of "Samruk-Kazyna" and the 10th anniversary of its unified charity operator, "Samruk-Kazyna Trust." Over the past decade, with the support of the group of companies, 19 sports complexes have opened in the country, accommodating over 700,000 people annually. This year, the construction of 11 more facilities, including inclusive ones, has begun.

Gibrat Auganov, Managing Director of JSC "Samruk-Kazyna": 

"We consistently support one of our main priorities—charity, which includes inclusion. On the instructions of the Board Chairman of the Fund, around 500 people with disabilities were employed last year, including our youth who underwent rehabilitation in rehabilitation centers."

Every year, the fund provides assistance to more than one million Kazakhstanis. Over 10 years, more than 400 social projects worth over 124 billion tenge have been implemented, resulting in the opening of 275 social facilities across the regions.