The state aims to build and rehabilitate multipurpose halls and football stadiums in district centers, to build a national football arena and to equip sports complexes and fields with medical equipment. Also, actions are to be carried out to promote the practice of sports and to adopt an active lifestyle to maintain the health of the population. All these actions are included in the “Sport 2030” Development Strategy that was approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday, IPN reports.
“The sports community has been waiting for a long time for a national strategy for the development of sport and today, for the first time, the Republic of Moldova approves such a policy document. There are several major objectives that the Strategy pursues, including the modernization of the sports infrastructure, adaptation of the sports infrastructure for people with disabilities, creation of doping control stations in multipurpose sports centers, promotion of mass sports,” said Minister of Education and Research Dan Perciun.
The Strategy also proposes making investments in sports infrastructure, both locally and nationally, by creating modern and accessible spaces for all categories of athletes. Likewise, it provides for an increase in the number of people who practice physical exercise constantly.
“In the past 3 years, Moldovan sport has practically become a national brand. At this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, we will have about 30 athletes. It should be noted that these athletes go to the Olympics with 11 titles of European champions and 9 titles of world champions. Most of them have real chances to win medals for our country,” noted the minister.
The strategy also provides for the establishment of modern medical recovery offices, creation of a single support center for national teams with vitamins, nutritional supplements, medicinal preparations and the necessary equipment and designing of the medical and social insurance system for professional athletes with sports scholarships, etc.
According to the Ministry of Education, there are currently 101 sports schools in the Republic of Moldova, which are attended by about 39,000 children. Compared to the year 2000, both the number of schools and the number of athletes increased by about a third.