Kyrgyz youths eat fast food on a street in Bishkek on April 30, 2026. After "basically a whole day of sitting" at his desk, Aizaratbek Esenov, working in an IT team at the Kyrgyzstan Academy of Sciences, heads to a sports centre to practice his running, swimming and bike skills. Esenov and other civil servants star in a government-sponsored show which should prepare them to compete in the amateur Asia Triathlon Cup this autumn, while helping promote a healthy lifestyle and fight obesity among the population. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Aizaratbek Esenov, the 33-year-old civil servant, practices cycling during his training at the Triathlon Centre in Bishkek on April 29, 2026. After "basically a whole day of sitting" at his desk, Aizaratbek Esenov, working in an IT team at the Kyrgyzstan Academy of Sciences, heads to a sports centre to practice his running, swimming and bike skills. Esenov and other civil servants star in a government-sponsored show which should prepare them to compete in the amateur Asia Triathlon Cup this autumn, while helping promote a healthy lifestyle and fight obesity among the population. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Elena Lyzhina-Polchenkova, head of the Kyrgyz Triathlon Federation, stands by various medals hanging on the wall during an AFP interview in Bishkek on April 30, 2026. After "basically a whole day of sitting" at his desk, Aizaratbek Esenov, working in an IT team at the Kyrgyzstan Academy of Sciences, heads to a sports centre to practice his running, swimming and bike skills. Esenov and other civil servants star in a government-sponsored show which should prepare them to compete in the amateur Asia Triathlon Cup this autumn, while helping promote a healthy lifestyle and fight obesity among the population. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Aizaratbek Esenov, the 33-year-old civil servant, swims during his training at the Triathlon Centre in Bishkek on April 29, 2026. After "basically a whole day of sitting" at his desk, Aizaratbek Esenov, working in an IT team at the Kyrgyzstan Academy of Sciences, heads to a sports centre to practice his running, swimming and bike skills. Esenov and other civil servants star in a government-sponsored show which should prepare them to compete in the amateur Asia Triathlon Cup this autumn, while helping promote a healthy lifestyle and fight obesity among the population. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Aizaratbek Esenov, the 33-year-old civil servant, practices cycling during his training at the Triathlon Centre in Bishkek on April 29, 2026. After "basically a whole day of sitting" at his desk, Aizaratbek Esenov, working in an IT team at the Kyrgyzstan Academy of Sciences, heads to a sports centre to practice his running, swimming and bike skills. Esenov and other civil servants star in a government-sponsored show which should prepare them to compete in the amateur Asia Triathlon Cup this autumn, while helping promote a healthy lifestyle and fight obesity among the population. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Aizaratbek Esenov, the 33-year-old civil servant, exercises in a gym at the Triathlon Centre in Bishkek on April 29, 2026. After "basically a whole day of sitting" at his desk, Aizaratbek Esenov, working in an IT team at the Kyrgyzstan Academy of Sciences, heads to a sports centre to practice his running, swimming and bike skills. Esenov and other civil servants star in a government-sponsored show which should prepare them to compete in the amateur Asia Triathlon Cup this autumn, while helping promote a healthy lifestyle and fight obesity among the population. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Aizaratbek Esenov, the 33-year-old civil servant, (R) talks to a colleague in a hallway of the Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences in Bishkek on April 29, 2026. After "basically a whole day of sitting" at his desk, Aizaratbek Esenov, working in an IT team at the Kyrgyzstan Academy of Sciences, heads to a sports centre to practice his running, swimming and bike skills. Esenov and other civil servants star in a government-sponsored show which should prepare them to compete in the amateur Asia Triathlon Cup this autumn, while helping promote a healthy lifestyle and fight obesity among the population. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Aizaratbek Esenov (R), the 33-year-old civil servant, attends a swimming training at the Triathlon Centre in Bishkek on April 29, 2026. After "basically a whole day of sitting" at his desk, Aizaratbek Esenov, working in an IT team at the Kyrgyzstan Academy of Sciences, heads to a sports centre to practice his running, swimming and bike skills. Esenov and other civil servants star in a government-sponsored show which should prepare them to compete in the amateur Asia Triathlon Cup this autumn, while helping promote a healthy lifestyle and fight obesity among the population. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)