Acting President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has decided that from now on, all regional leaders in Kyrgyzstan must pass a physical fitness test.
“From now on all the regional leaders are going to pass GTO standards — running, jumping — before they take office. We will only appoint those who pass successfully,” Bakiev said at the Kyrgyzstan: Future without Drugs conference.
GTO (Gotov k trudu i oborone or Ready for labor and defense) was a Soviet mass physical fitness program, and the GTO standards included running, jumping, swimming, shooting, grenade throwing and other tests.
It’s all about reinvigorating sport and fitness in Kyrgyzstan in order to keep kids off drugs. And if there’s one thing I learned growing up, clean living definitely should include marksmanship skills.
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Well, I guess that gives an answer to the question of Bakiev being yet another Soviet-style leader. It would be interesting if there were pins made like it was in the USSR for people who were “ready”. I have many in my collection and am always looking for new additions.
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