MOSCOW, March 28, Sergey Fuks. About 2.4 billion rubles, previously intended for holding international tournaments, will be used for the construction of sports grounds, said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko. 82 regions of Russia. In connection with the cancellation of major international sports tournaments, 2.4 billion rubles will be reallocated to the construction of an additional 94 venues. Thus, this year it is planned to build more than 200 of them throughout the country, and the total amount of funding will be about 5 billion rubles, » Chernyshenko said, quoted by the press service of the Deputy Prime Minister. «They will be equipped with exercise machines and modern sports equipment. This infrastructure will will attract even more people who want to engage in physical activity and achieve the goal set by Russian President Vladimir Putin — at least 70% of citizens regularly involved in sports by 2030,» Chernyshenko said. The Vice Prime Minister added that the implementation of the federal project is carried out within the framework of public-private partnership with the involvement of interested commercial organizations. «It is important that business representatives are involved in creating an active sports environment for Russian citizens. We plan that by 2030, 50% of mass sports facilities will be built with the help of private investment,» he stressed.
