Champions bid farewell to sport: one of the Olympic Reserve Equestrian School's bases is closing.
The Moscow Sports Committee is closing the Olympic Reserve School base. in Kuzminki and transfers her to another district of Moscow - Bitsa.
For many athletes, including Russian and CIS champions, the new base is too far away, preventing them from continuing training. Athletes are recording video messages asking for the decision to be reversed.
The reason for the closure is the emergency condition of the complex.
"For most athletes, this means a complete loss of the opportunity to participate in their beloved equestrian sport. Established sports partnerships (athlete and horse) will be broken, and the hard work and efforts of students and coaches will be wasted."- claim Parents of athletes in videos.
They are asking for repairs to be carried out at the base in Kuzminki. The base has been operating since 2011, and more than 60 childrenThey train for free.
“We fell and won together,” “We defended the honor of Moscow and the country,” “Here we learn to understand a horse without words and to be responsible for our actions,” — the athletes say in their video messages.
The authorities didn't answer them. The parents launched petition against the closure of the KSK, which collected about 280 votes.
For some According toThe site on which the club is located is being prepared for housing construction.
This is the second equestrian club whose closure has been announced this week. In Petersburg from a historic building evicted Equestrian club "Prostor". Due to a lack of funds for a new building, the director Victoria Romanova She fears the horses will have to be slaughtered. She appealed the authorities' actions in the Arbitration Court.
According to VTsIOM reports that more than half (54%) of children don't participate in any sports, one of the reasons being their inaccessibility due to high costs. There are no free sports clubs in Russia. unitsAt the same time, 81% of parents believe that the government should focus on developing children's sports.
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