Gazprombank and the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) presented the Basketball Academy project being implemented in Kaliningrad at the EEF 2024. According to the bank’s press service, this is a standard solution for creating basketball centers in different regions of the country.
Let us recall that last year at the EEF 2023, First Deputy Chairman of Gazprombank Pavel Brousser and Chairman of the Russian Stock Exchange Andrei Kirilenko signed an agreement on cooperation in the creation of standard basketball centers in 79 regions of Russia.
The Federation will be their sole operator, and Gazprombank will act as a participant and financing organizer for the project companies.
Currently, construction of a “Basketball Academy” is underway in Kaliningrad, which will include a court, a swimming pool and a gym.
The standard solution allows you to create medium-sized objects with an area of up to 7 thousand square meters. m, as well as large objects with an area of from 7 to 9 thousand square meters. m.
The presented solution makes it possible to package turnkey projects and then effectively manage such facilities, Gazprombank noted.
The financial institution said that competitions between clubs and national teams can be held in standard basketball centers. In addition, these sports facilities will help regions attract additional investments in sports development and optimize budget expenditures through federal support and privileged financing.
Gazprombank First Deputy Chairman Alexey Chichkanov described projects for the construction of social infrastructure facilities as an absolute priority for the credit institution.
“Sports infrastructure is an important component of a comfortable environment, as well as schools, clinics and parks. It also stimulates the construction of new housing and the development of roads. I believe that elite sports and a healthy lifestyle are promising areas for the implementation of public-private partnership mechanisms in the regions,” Chichkanov noted.
According to the President of the Russian Federation Andrei Kirilenko, it is important not only to expand the geography of basketball and build modern centers, but also to optimize their management in the future so that new facilities can attract the maximum number of athletes and visitors, generating income for the region.
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Source: Gazeta
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