On October 20, 2018, the military-patriotic game “Sarbaz Race” among students was held in the city of Almaty. Students of the specialty "Physical Culture and Sport" in the national team of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University won the first place in the military-patriotic game among college youth "Sarbaz Race". The main goals of the game were the popularization of military service in the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan, the promotion of healthy lifestyles and the development of sports among young people. The event was held and organized by the Department of Defense of Almaty, the military-technical school, the military-patriotic club "Kirov" and representatives of the public association "Extreme Athletics." The teams of higher educational institutions of Almaty competed in performing a special control exercise with elements of mountain training. A rather complicated obstacle course included overcoming artificial and psychological obstacles, a rope stage, a crossing and a descent. A rather complicated obstacle course included overcoming artificial and psychological obstacles, a rope stage, a crossing and a descent. According to the results of the competition, the students showed the best results at the Kazakh National University. al-Farabi, who took first place. The three leaders also included teams of the Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abai and the Kazakh National Agrarian University.