On 21.12.21, at 18.50 hours, Professor of the Department of General and Applied Psychology Kim A.M. and senior lecturer of the Department of General and Applied Psychology Ospanova Sh.T., 1st-year doctoral students of the specialty Psychology Polyvyannaya N., Krasmik Yu held an educational event dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan "Development of table tennis in Independent Kazakhstan". Ospanova Sh. Reported the history of the development of table tennis in the world and in Kazakhstan. A table tennis is included in the Olympic Games. Since the period of independence, a table tennis has become very popular in Kazakhstan. In many large cities in KZ Table tennis centers are being opened which meet all international standarts. This year in Tokyo Olympic games competition, our athletes took worthy places. Nowadays, the development of table tennis in schools under the program "Table tennis in secondary schools" is paid much attetion, and a table tennis is included in the program of the National School League.

Professor Kim A.M. added interesting facts about a table tennis, about its benefits for physical health and emotional stability, about her personal experience of training and the table tennis competitions. You can engage this sport at any age. This is a democratic sport, there are could be competitions without differences between any age, gender and weight. A teenager could compete with an adult, a woman with a man. A table tennis is make a good contribution to fell person young and healthy. It improves eye vision, brain function, memory, logic, speed of thinking and the work of the vestibular apparatus. It was also interesting to learn that Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the President of Kazakhstan, is a good table tennis player.

Doctoral student Krasmik Yu, who studies motivation in professional athletes, told about some techniques of promotion.