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Physical training and sports are anšintegral part ofšthe academic process atšthe University. Since its foundation the University has repeatedly changed the organizational structure and methods ofšphysical training. Now this activities are ensured byšthe Department ofšPhysical Training and Sports founded inš1925.

Today more than 40šfaculty members work atšthe Department, three ofšwhom are Masters ofšSports ofšinternational level, twenty oneš? Masters ofšSports, two faculty members have the title ofšMerited Coach ofšUkraine. Throughout the whole term ofštheir studies, University students can improve their physical shape using the University sports infrastructure: Karazinskyi Educational and Sports Complex comprising ten gym halls and ašstadium, the Unikort, one ofšthe best tennis bases ofšour country, gym halls ofšthe Institute ofšHigh Technologies, the Main and the Northern Buildings ofšthe University.

Since the academic year ofš2005?2006 the academic process inšphysical training has been organized byšthe sectional form: atštheir physical training lessons students can choose the sport tošwork out inšinšgroups. The most popular sports among students are aerobics, athletics inšgym halls, competitive sports: basketball, volleyball, minifootball, badminton, table tennis and lawn tennis, draughts asšwell asšboxing and kickboxing, sambo and self-defense, taekwondo, fencing, water tourism and archery. Besides, lessons inšgroups ofšgeneral physical training are organized while medically fragile students can work out inšphysical rehabilitation groups. Educational classes inšphysical training are primarily health-improving inštheir nature.

The University Athletic Games (Spartakiada) held since 1950šis especially popular among students. Now its agenda includes competitions inšbadminton, basketball, volleyball, track and field, mini football, table tennis, lawn tennis, chess and checkers. Besides, the University annually holds the First-Year Students? Sports Festival, contests for the University President?s Cup inšminifootball, for Student Trade Union Cups inšvolleyball, basketball, badminton and table tennis asšwell asšsports tournaments and festivals organized almost atšeach.

Students inšappropriate athletic form can choose tošattend any ofšthe sports sections inš17šsports. The University teams annually participate inšthe Student Athletic Games among higher educational institutions ofšKharkiv oblast, while the leading student athletes take part inšsports competitions ofšthe highest rank both inšUkraine and abroad.

Olympic sports achievements ofšthe University students started inš1912 when ašstudent ofšthe School ofšMedicine took part inšthe competitions inšgymnastics within the fifth Olympic Games inšStockholm. Students ofšour University were the most successful inšthe Olympics inšthe second half ofšthešÕÕ century. Atšthe same time the main task ofšphysical training provided for University students isšhealth improvement asšpart ofšpreparation ofšfuture professionals and ensuring that students have anšopportunity tošrealize their needs inšthe field ofšphysical training and sports throughout the whole period ofšstudies.