PhD, Associate Professor T.N. Petrova¹
PhD, Associate Professor N.N. Pyanzina^1
1Chuvash State University named after I.N. Ulyanov, Cheboksary

Keywords: female students, physical education, standards, GTO (Ready for Labor and Defense).

Introduction.
Since the revival of the GTO (Ready for Labor and Defense) standards, an annual analysis of participants' test results has been conducted to adjust the normative scale of the complex and objectively assess the actual level of physical fitness of the population across age groups.
Research aim: to determine the degree of compliance of the motor abilities test results of female students aged 18–19 with the standards of the GTO complex.

Methodology and research organization.
Testing was conducted in 2024 with the participation of 53 female students aged 18–19 who had no restrictions on physical education and were not engaged in sports. For comparative analysis, the results of female students of the same age group who took the tests in 2018 were used, as well as the GTO complexes of 2018 and 2024. Five control standards were selected for the study.

Results and discussion.
In 2023, a new system of GTO standards was adopted. In 2024, out of 53 female participants, 42 (79.2%) failed to meet the "bronze" level, 8 (15.1%) achieved the "bronze" level, and 3 (5.7%) achieved the "silver" level. None of the participants met the "gold" level according to the new standards.

For comparison with the GTO standards, the requirements for the "silver" badge were selected as approximately corresponding to the average level of physical fitness of the participants. For example, in the 100-meter dash, the average results in both 2018 (17.9 ± 0.3 s) and 2024 (17.4 ± 0.2 s) remained below the "silver" standard. The results of the "push-up" exercise were at the "silver" level (15.2 ± 2.1/17.4 ± 1.0 repetitions, respectively), as were the results of the "forward bend from a standing position on a gymnastic bench" in both measurements (14.6 ± 0.7/16.5 ± 0.7 cm). The abdominal muscle endurance of the participants ("sit-ups in 1 minute from a lying position") in 2018 was very low (29.7 ± 1.9 repetitions). However, in 2024, the test results met the "silver" requirements (40.5 ± 1.1 repetitions). In the standing long jump, many participants experienced significant difficulties. The results in 2018 were below the GTO standard (173.6 ± 8.4 cm). The normative requirements for this test in the 2023 complex were reduced by 3%, and the participants achieved results at the "silver" level (175.3 ± 2.2 cm).

Conclusions.
Thus, female students find exercises for abdominal strength and flexibility relatively easy. Many struggle with the "push-up" exercise. They perform significantly worse in the 100-meter dash and standing long jump. The results highlight the need to enhance the role of professionally applied physical training within elective physical education and sports disciplines. The study also indicates the necessity for systematic adjustments to the GTO normative requirements.

References

1. Petrova, T. N., & Pyanzina, N. N. (2018). Monitoring fizicheskoy podgotovlennosti studentok s ispolzovaniyem normativov GTO [Monitoring the physical fitness of female students using GTO standards]. In Perspektivnyye napravleniya v oblasti fizicheskoy kultury, sporta i turizma agrarnykh vuzov Rossii [Prospective directions in physical education, sports, and tourism in agricultural universities in Russia] (pp. 358–361). Orel: Orel State Agrarian University.