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As the sports industry notes, February 7 marked exactly three months in which sports and health clubs were unable to carry out their core business. December 16 of last year. Individual training with a coach was further restricted by further tightening of quarantine restrictions. As a result, the turnover of the health sector was reduced by more than 90 percent.
Most clubs are believed to be on the brink of bankruptcy and fear facing the fate of clubs that did not survive the first quarantine.
“The efforts of the Lithuanian Association of Health Clubs to speak with government representatives have been unsuccessful so far. We have lost hope that the Government will listen to our concerns and address the survival of sports clubs. If we continue to be ignored and Sports clubs cannot open, we will be forced to train in supermarkets, where people are not prohibited from visiting, ”says Tadas Tamašauskas, one of the founders of the City Boxing club, which organized trainings in the supermarket.
According to him, several studies conducted by scientists analyzing the consequences of a coronavirus pandemic have shown that decreasing physical activity has a significant negative impact on people’s physical health and psychological condition.
“Sports and health clubs are prepared to deal with these problems safely during a pandemic. Unfortunately, it gives the impression that the Government is building our activities in one place with discos and bars. They are even preparing releases for beauty services, and the need for sports for people is not even mentioned, ”said T. Tamašauskas.
Representatives of sports clubs draw the attention of the authorities to the fact that Lithuania is one of the leading countries in terms of mortality from cardiovascular diseases, even before the pandemic, our country significantly exceeded the average of the countries of the Union European in terms of obesity.
Representatives of the sports sector point out that the health sector, which deals with these problems, is willing to renew its activities at any time and at the same time ensure the safety of visitors.
“We are well aware of the risks of a pandemic, but we are prepared to work safely and contribute to efforts to stop the pandemic, like any other small business. We are ready to ensure the Government’s instructions, which we followed above, to ensure at least 10 square meters M. meter. area per person exercising in clubs. Club people practice sports in large spaces, which are constantly ventilated with professional equipment, strict visitor control, training is carried out without physical contact, we provide enough disinfectants “, says T. Tamašauskas, vice president of the Vilnius Boxing Federation, representing four clubs located in the capital. – Our sports club facilities are 620 m2. meter. It is only a medium-sized club, but it is at least three times the size of a normal salon. Unfortunately, we have no compensation plans. ion and this position of government leads us to despair. The government does not intend to reimburse the rental cost of the venue, which is the main cost for sports clubs along with utility bills. Also, the government’s proposed GPM compensation mechanism is completely useless for sports clubs because coaches provide services to clubs under a service contract. Without state support, the health sector will simply collapse, as will our disease prevention. “
The multiple Lithuanian boxing champion T. Tamašauskas assures that if the situation does not change, the Lithuanian Olympians can stay on the street.
“A significant part of the Olympic team members living in Vilnius play sports in private clubs, because not only boxers, but also representatives of other sports simply do not have other training rooms in the capital. If private sports clubs go bankrupt and close, we will be forced to prepare for the battle for Olympic passes outdoors in the snow.
Or we will do sports in supermarkets. We hope that as highly trained athletes they will be allowed to train in supermarkets without masks, ”said T. Tamašauskas, who is fighting for the ticket to the Tokyo Olympics.
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