“Silk Road Team”, a student sports club, was established by the Academic Council at “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage and registered with the Department of Justice. The club’s partners are “Talaba” Republican Sports Association. “Silk Road Team” sports club is a structural subdivision of the university and carries out activities for the development of physical education and sport.

Rector A.A.Abdukhakimov, deputy and direct supervisor of practical activities - Z.H.Kafiev, who is master of sports in kurash and numerous winner of wrestling competitions, are honorary chairmen of the sports club.

The main aims of “Silk Road Team” sports club:

- Creating conditions for the university students and employees to participate in various recreational, physical culture and sports activities;

- To organize the process of health improvement of students and university staff by means of physical culture and sport, active and purposeful propaganda of healthy way of life;

- Setting up sports associations, sections and teams in different kinds of sports, cooperation with sports federations;

- Promotion and active implementation of physical culture and sports, healthy lifestyle.

The main objectives of “Silk Road Team” sports club are:

- Introduction of physical culture and sports in educational and work activities, everyday life and recreation of students, postgraduates, teachers and employees of the university;

- Attraction of students to participate and conduct mass physical culture and sports activities; organization and conduct of educational and training process in sports sections, groups, combined teams;

- Formation of members of national sports teams and ensuring their participation in sports competitions.

Student Sports Club “Silk Road Team” develops the following sports: swimming, mini-football, badminton, volleyball, table tennis, chess, arm-wrestling, lacrosse, plans to organise taekwondo WT classes and international cooperation in the sphere of physical culture, sport and tourism.

Our coaches are highly qualified specialists, having sports achievements and great experience in training athletes. The sports club is equipped with all necessary facilities, a gym and a swimming pool.

Student sports club “Silk Road Team” has high achievements in training athletes. Students of the “Silk Road Team” many times became winners of city and regional championships in badminton, swimming and chess, world and Asian champions in