10:20, 20 февраля 2026, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Baktygul OSMONALIEVA
A new head has been appointed at the Directorate for Non-Olympic Sports. Samat Erkinbekov has been named to lead the body, the State Agency for Physical Culture and Sports of Kyrgyzstan reported.
«Samat Erkinbekov has been appointed with a three-month probation period and officially assumed his duties today,» the statement says.
The Directorate for Non-Olympic Sports operates under the State Agency for Physical Culture and Sports.
The institution is responsible for the selection, formation, training, and support of national teams in non-Olympic sports, as well as for preparing high-performance athletes and maintaining a reserve for the core national teams.
The development of non-Olympic, national, technical, and team sports also falls within the Directorate’s mandate.