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Marathon runners of Keremet Bank, keep it up! “Keremet Bank” is proud of you!

5 April 2021

Yesterday, on April 4, more than 20 employees of “Keremet Bank” have covered 5, 10, and 21 km distances within the framework of the first large-scale sporting event in Kyrgyzstan - «Jaz Demi – 2021 spring half marathon, that has opened the running season in 2021”.

There were 2,800 participants, including amateurs, and professionals, and pensioners, and sports veterans, and children, and people with disabilities. They ran with families, alone, and with the whole corporate teams.

Pykhteev Leonid Gennadievich, the coach of the “Keremet Bank” national team, a world-famous professional marathon runner has gained first place in his age category at a distance of 10 kilometers.

A whole team of amateur runners has been training under the leadership of Leonid Gennadievich in “Keremet Bank” since last year.

“There are several months of training behind, - tells the coach. -  The guys did a great job. They went to start with a whole team in a corporate uniform, headed by the chairman of the board and two deputies, having shown decent results – not worse than runners with the experience of many years. All of them shown themselves excellently, everyone covered their distance to the end. Only several months ago some could not run a kilometer without stopping, but now many are in the top ten and easily cover 5, 10, and 21 km distances. I believe, that we have shown ourselves as a close-knit team, which can honorably represent the bank”, - summed up the coach of the bank’s national team.


“For many, this is the first start in life, - shares emotions Gulsiina Aidarkanova, the Leading Specialist of the Procurement Sector of the Administration Department, who has run 10 km for the first time. -  It was an endurance test for ourselves. We have made it through: we did not just cover the distance but also demonstrated team spirit, supporting each other. We will continue to train! »


The “Keremet Bank” national team thanks colleagues, relatives, and friends for support, who have left their business aside on Sunday, found the time for coming and cheering the team. Also, the special gratitude to the management of the bank, which contributes to the regular training process of a team and its equipment – such support opens up the second wind encourages you to go forward and discover new abilities in yourself.

The “Keremet Bank” runners express their special gratitude to their coach Leonid Gennadievich Pykhteev for the regular trainings, professional guidance, and valuable experience. There are many starts ahead, and it means a lot of work. We are getting ready for the new victories; the Issyk-Kul marathon SCO Run the Silk Road 2021 is next in turn!

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