Over nine years, the volume of funding for physical culture and sports in Crimea exceeded 17 billion rubles

At the same time, the number of residents of the republic who engage in physical education and sports has more than tripled since 2014.

According to the Head of Crimea, over the past years, more than a thousand objects have been built and reconstructed, including the Aquatic Sports Palace in Simferopol, created on behalf of President Vladimir Putin, the Crimea-SPORT martial arts center, the Sports Palace in Yevpatoria, the Avangard sports and recreation complex «in Yalta.

In addition, over 10 years, five physical education and health complexes with universal gyms have been created, and by the end of 2024 and in the first quarter of 2025, it is planned to complete work on three more sports and recreation centers; more than 900 sports grounds have been equipped in all regions of the republic; More than 200 physical education events are held annually, of which more than 130 are among children and students; the number of sports federations increased from 48 to 100; The number of sports that are developing in Crimea has doubled, including hockey, sports programming, and physical sports.

Sergei Aksyonov emphasized that the system of sports schools has been expanded and modernized.

Currently, there are 4 republican sports schools of the Olympic reserve, 14 republican sports schools, including Paralympic and Deaflympic sports, 22 municipal sports schools and 1 school of the Olympic reserve. Two more sports schools of autonomous non-profit organizations receive subsidies from the Republic of Crimeanotes the Head of the Republic.

Separately, the Head of Crimea emphasized that the athletes of the national teams of the republic are provided with financial support. Since 2015, its total volume has exceeded 188 million rubles, which has made it possible to maintain team compositions under conditions of sanctions and restrictions.

In addition, Sergey Aksyonov spoke about some stages of the further development of the sports industry in Crimea.

In 2024, as part of the federal project “Business Sprint (I choose sport)”, two “smart” sites — modular sports facilities — were opened in Kerch and Razdolny and one site in the city of Stary Krym. As part of the regional project “Sport is the norm of life,” it is planned to complete the construction of a sports and recreation complex in Sudak by the end of this year. Construction is underway on the republic’s third ice skating rink at the Heritage sports school in Kerch— said the Head of the Republic.

In conclusion, Sergei Aksyonov expressed confidence that there will be more and more fans of sports and a healthy lifestyle in Crimea.

source: Department of Information and Press Service of the Head of the Republic of Crimea