I.Metshin: “The task of the municipal authorities is to create decent conditions for sports”

Today Ilsur Metshin, Kazan Mayor, inspected the renovated “Motor” sports school in the Aviastroitelny district and discussed further transformations in the school with its director. In early October, the overhaul was completed here after which there are new locker rooms, showers, offices and coaching rooms, as well as a unique climbing wall.

The renovation of one of the oldest Kazan sports schools began in February. The main part of the work was carried out in the old building, built in 1949. The roof, front, sports hall, locker rooms, administrative offices were renovated, engineering networks were replaced, and sports equipment was updated. In addition, the front of the second building of the school built in 1985 was repaired.

During the reconstruction, the designed capacity of the sports venue has increased, and the capacity of almost all premises has expanded.

After renovation, the sports school was equipped with a climbing wall. This allowed to open a climbing class here, and 130 children are already training.

According to Evgeniya Valeyeva, a climbing coach, the opportunity to practice climbing in a sports school is a huge step forward, climbing is one of the most popular sports in Europe, all groups of muscles are involved during classes. There are a lot of strong athletes in Kazan, but previously there was no sufficient infrastructure for development, since training sessions were held only at school sessions, E.Valeyeva said.

Another important class at the Motor sports school is football. 256 people are engaged in this sport here, in eight different age groups. Football coach Rashid Gainullin told the Mayor that now ideal conditions are created for children at the Motor sports school. Ilsur Metshin assured that work in this area will continue. Next year, it is planned to renovate the football pitch and equip athletics tracks on sports school ground.

“It is very important that 50% of Kazan citizens today choose a healthy lifestyle and are active in sports. Our task, the task of the municipal authorities is to create decent conditions for this. I am very happy that, despite the budget problems this year, we were able to make renovation both at the Tasma sports school in the Moskovsky district and at the Kasatka pool in the Privolzhsky district. Now – “Motor” in the Aviastroitelny district. We will go on, and then we will have a football pitch and other sports infrastructure facilities”, - Ilsur Metshin said.