PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF MASS SPORTS DEVELOPMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

Aktoty Zhupysheva*; Nuradden Rymbay; Raikhan Beisenova; Ignacio Menéndez Pidal de Navascués

doi:10.62931/2959-6335_2026_2_48

Authors

Aktoty Zhupysheva* Kazakh National University of Sports https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6267-8579
Nuradden Rymbay Maqsut Narikbayev University https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8005-8051
Raikhan Beisenova Kazakh National University of Sports https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0913-9503
Ignacio Menéndez Pidal de Navascués Universidad Politécnica de Madrid https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7053-1101

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62931/2959-6335_2026_2_48

Keywords:

state audit, performance audit, mass sports, state policy, physical education and sports, target indicators, sports industry

Abstract

This article presents the results of an assessment of the effectiveness of mass sports development in the Republic of Kazakhstan from a government audit perspective. The relevance of the study stems from the need to improve the effectiveness of state policy in physical education and sports, and achieve the targets set forth in the Concept of Development of Physical Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2023–2029. The objective of the study is to assess the effectiveness of mass sports development in the country. The assessment is based on an analysis of population engagement indicators, staffing in the industry, the development of youth sports, and the achievement of key state policy indicators. The study utilized statistical, comparative, and analytical methods, as well as a method for assessing the degree of achievement of target indicators. The obtained results can be used to improve the mechanisms of state audit, monitoring the effectiveness of state programs and forming strategic directions for the development of mass sports in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Author Biographies

Aktoty Zhupysheva*, Kazakh National University of Sports

Zhupysheva Aktoty Oiratovna – PhD, Research Fellow at the Tactical and Strategic Analysis Office of the Department of Scientific Programs, Kazakh National University of Sport; Acting Associate Professor of the Department of State Audit, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan.

e-mail: aktoty.zhupysheva@knus.edu.kz

ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6267-8579

Nuradden Rymbay, Maqsut Narikbayev University

Nuradden Zhasulanuly Rymbay – Master's candidate at Maqsut Narikbayev University, junior researcher at “SMART ECO-NNECT” LLP.

e-mail: nuraddenrymbay@gmail.com

ORCID iD: 0009-0006-8005-8051

Raikhan Beisenova, Kazakh National University of Sports

Beisenova Raikhan Rymbaevna – Candidate of Biological Sciences, Professor, Director of the Department of Strategy and Corporate Governance at the Kazakh National University of Sport, Professor at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan, and Professor at Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russian Federation.

e-mail: raihan_b_r@mail.ru

ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0913-9503

Ignacio Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Ignacio Menéndez Pidal de Navascués – PhD, Professor at the Technical University of Madrid (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Madrid, Spain.

e-mail: ignacio.menendezpidal@upm.es

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7053-1101

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