A table tennis tournament dedicated to the Day of the First President was held by the Committee on Youth Affairs of S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University under the student self-government program on November 29, 2013.

The purpose of this event is promotion of a healthy lifestyle among young people and demonstration of the significance of the Day of the First President for our country.

December 1, 1991 is the date when the first nation-wide presidential election took place in Kazakhstan. On this day, Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev became the President of a new independent state. It was a responsible decision made by the people who wanted to raise their country to a new level.

Our President shows commitment to a healthy lifestyle and sports activities through personal example. One of his favorite sports is tennis. Nursultan Nazarbayev is very skillful in this game and plays it on a regular basis.

More than 20 students took part in this competition. Members of the Sunkar sports club were among the referees of the tournament. The competition lasted for 4 hours. The winner was Amir Kamiyev (NGD-202). All participants and winners of the competition received letters of appreciation, diplomas and prizes from the tournament organizers.