YOUTH AND SPORTS: A HEALTHY BODY, A COMPLETE PERSONALITY

Sports play an important role in shaping young people as individuals. Through team sports, youth learn cooperation, friendship, and mutual respect. At the same time, sports teach them to enjoy the triumph of victory and to see defeat as valuable experience.

Sports are not only about strengthening health and building physical strength. They are also a powerful force that helps young people find their place in society and develop spiritually. By engaging in sports, youth learn discipline and time management. Regular training, persistence in pursuing goals, and patience gradually turn into useful habits in daily life.

Sports also strengthen young people’s sense of patriotism. Competing in national championships, winning victories, or raising their country’s flag at international tournaments fills them with national pride.

Thus, sports not only ensure that young people are physically healthy, but also help them grow spiritually strong, find their place in society, and strive toward great goals. The widespread involvement of youth in sports is a guarantee of raising a healthy generation in the future.

Rovshen MAKSATMYRADOV,

head of the General department of the Ahal velayat Council of the

Youth organization of Turkmenistan named after Magtymguly.