AKIPRESS.COM - The official opening of a renovated gym took place at the Sadyk Sadykov higher school in the village of Saruu, Jety-Oguz district Issyk-Kul region, on February 28, Kumtor Operating Company announced.

Renovations made are perfect, said the head of the Jety-Oguz administration, Kalysbek Judeyev, in his speech. He thanked the Canadian company for assistance and extended heartfelt felicitations to students, schoolteachers and village residents expressing hope that training in a new gym would bring new Olympic champions to the village.

A volleyball match, Yntymak, among the Jety-Oguz schoolteachers followed the opening ceremony while young female gymnasts performed dancing and gymnastics routines.

The 3-million-som gym renovation was entirely sponsored by Kumtor. The project started by a local contractor, Saruukurulush, in mid-July 2013 was completed in February 2014.

The gym in a school attended by nearly 1,000 students has never been overhauled since opening in 1978. The renovated gym has fresh repaired walls and the ceiling, a new floor, modernized heating system, new windows, electric wiring, lighting, sports equipment, a locker room and trainers room.