S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University held a sports competition for its academics, staff members and sports veterans. The competition was held under the motto "Health is the Greatest Wealth".

In his opening speech, Zhaudat Ableyev, the Chairman of the Sunkar Sports Club of PSU, wished the athletes success in the competition and noted that the University team would be formed based on the results of that competition. Later the PSU team will take part in the regional competition among specialists working in the field of education and science.

9 teams composed of academics and staff members of the University's structural units, as well as sports veterans, took part in the competition.

There were 7 sets of medals in the following sports: volleyball, tug of war, table tennis, chess, women's gymnastics triathlon, men's powerlifting, and air rifle shooting.

The team of the Faculty of Humanities and Education won the main prize in volleyball. The team representing the Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Information Technology showed a great result in the tug-of-war competition and women's gymnastics triathlon. The competition was really close which can be evidenced by the statistics: the team of the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Natural Sciences won the air rifle shooting competition having finished only one point ahead of their rivals.