Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated in the event dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports of Armenia at the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall.

The event was also attended by Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan, Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan, Rector of the State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports Tigran Simonyan, the faculty of the institute, students, representatives of the scientific, educational and cultural spheres, as well as guests from abroad.

Prime Minister Pashinyan made a speech, welcomed those present and congratulated on the 80th anniversary of the founding of the State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports of Armenia. According to the Prime Minister, the State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports is an institution about which there are many emotions in the Republic of Armenia, since the glorious sports successes of Armenia, of which everyone is continuously proud, are associated with the activities of that institute. "I understand that many people are present in the hall today who are co-authors of all those successes, and I want to pay tribute to all the distinguished figures who have ensured the glory of our sports and thus charged us all with great emotions and energy. I thank you for the work you have done," the Prime Minister said.

According to Nikol Pashinyan, on this holiday it is also very important to record what should be done with that heritage. “I think our greatest tribute to that heritage will be that we, as the New Testament says, do not squander that success entrusted to us or at least do not add anything new to that success, but rather, using the tradition of that success, open new pages of glory to the glorious pages of sports that we have had up to this moment.” The Prime Minister emphasized that the path to success in all spheres, as well as in the sphere of physical culture and sports, passes through education. “That is, unless we have serious success in the sphere of education, we cannot have more on the competition platforms than we have today.”

In his speech, Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that the Institute of Physical Culture and Sports is of strategic importance in the sphere of sports, in this context, he talked about providing the necessary sports infrastructure within the framework of the “300 Schools, 500 Kindergartens” program, and creating sports centers in the regions. "Today, we pay special attention not only to physical education halls in all our schools, but also to outdoor sports infrastructure. We are working together with the private sector to create sports centers in the regions."

Speaking about the importance of the institute in the healthcare sector, the Prime Minister noted that there are major problems in the healthcare sector, including because citizens are not sufficiently encouraged to lead a healthy lifestyle and engage in sports, which in turn is related to the lack of infrastructure. “I want to say that the Government will create these infrastructures, and we expect these infrastructures to have specialists, because these infrastructures will not give the results that we all expect without proper specialists. Therefore, I want us today, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Institute of Physical Culture and Sports, to also record the opening of a new 80-year page,” said Nikol Pashinyan and added that it is necessary to have strategic discussions and make decisions on how to use the legacy of the previous 80 years to plan the next 80 years and create at least the same glorious sports and athletic pages in the coming 80 years.

Summing up his speech, the Prime Minister once again congratulated the institute on its 80th anniversary, thanked it for the work and contribution it has made during this period, and expressed confidence that this first 80th anniversary will be followed by the second, third, fourth, fifth, and each 80th anniversary will be richer, more glorious, more beautiful, and filled with greater prospects than the previous one.

The Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan, and the Rector of the State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports Tigran Simonyan also made speeches.

A video about the university's past and vision for the future was shown as part of the event, after which the solemn ceremony of awarding the Orders of Honor took place.