Index – National – Miklós Kásler: Supporting sport is important even in times of epidemic



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Difficulties caused by the epidemic have also played out in sport, but the government is trying to help in all areas of sport, the Human Resources minister said in an annual report at a meeting of the parliamentary committee on culture on Tuesday. According to MTI, Miklós Kásler said:

State support for sport was 17.8 billion HUF in 2010, but in 2020, 127 billion HUF is already included in the EMMI chapter for this purpose without tao subsidies.

Several sports development programs have been launched: the state supported 16 priority sports with 8.5 billion HUF in 2020 in view of the Olympic year, the minister said, adding that the state withdrew 20 percent of the funds allocated to competitions and fields. training due to the coronavirus epidemic.

This year, 400 million HUF has been allocated to support recovery sports, while 125 million HUF has been earmarked for the third phase of the talent management program for emerging sports.

Miklós Kásler also announced that recommendations have been drawn up defining the short and long-term future of various sports, and that close cooperation has been established with institutions of higher education, especially the University of Physical Education, the Universities of Pécs and Debrecen, the Hungarian Olympic Committee and the Hungarian. With the Society of Coaches.

The recently opened Sports Nutrition Center at the University of Physical Education examines dietary supplements used by athletes, as well as 35 anabolic steroids, 23 stimulant medications, and 9 potency-enhancing medications.

He said. The Hiszek Benned Sports Program, which supports talented young athletes with 200 forms of movement, continues: the 60 winners of the fourth stage will receive more than 300 million florins. 419 sports organizations received 250 million HUF this year to support the youth education of small and medium-sized sports associations, and the Ministry provided 290 million HUF in support of the sports schools program in 2020, according to the announcement.

Miklós Kásler also recalled that, based on government decisions on the development of the sports academy system, in December 2019 EMMI concluded a four-year cooperation agreement with 20 state-recognized sports academies in three sports: soccer, handball and basketball. Ten football academies will receive a total of HUF 5 billion, six handball academies and four basketball academies will also receive HUF 5-5 billion. As highlighted, the construction of swimming pools and gyms for schools and kindergartens is progressing at an extraordinary rate: this affects 215 institutions, and by the summer of 2020 73 investments had been completed.

Among the key investments, the minister mentioned the Budapest Professional Development Program, which includes, for example, the Rákosmenti Hall or the sports center and swimming pool of the center-Lipótváros, and the government supports investment in swimming pools in Gödöllő, said Miklós Kásler .



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