CULEYMAN KERIMOV GIVE MONEY TO BUILD WORLD WRESTLING ACADEMY
The fact that at the site of the demolished market will Cherkizovskiy World Academy of struggle, was first announced in late 2010. For the development of the project to develop the former market in 2011 even been allocated 50 million rubles, and this year it was planned to start construction.
The emergence of a training center wrestlers provided by the `Fight and conquer #39;, developed by the Russian Wrestling Federation. According to the #39;Izvestia#39;, the fundamental question, which today stands before the start of construction of the center, - who and how to finance the project.
According to the head of the Ministry of Sports Vitaly Mutko, the decision to set up the World Center of struggle and made an agreement with the International Wrestling Federation (FILA) signed, is currently considering the issue of raising funds in the ambitious project. According to Mutko, considered two options: the first - looking for investors and sponsors, the second - the construction of the Academy entirely by the state.
- We do not know yet, the investment project will or will not. Or will allocate money entirely from the state budget. However, I think that the problem does not arise with investors - said #39;Izvestia#39; Mutko.
A government source told Izvestia `` that one of the sponsors on the large-scale project has already been found - this billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, who has always supported Wrestling Federation (he is the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Wrestling Federation). Kerimov, whose fortune is estimated at more than $ 6.5 billion, owns the company #39;Nafta-Moskva and FC `` `Anji. In addition, he is co-owner `BRIC #39;and PIK.
- Kerimov - quite expected candidacy. He singled out the money for the program `Fight and conquer #39;in which construction takes place and the sports center in the Cherkizovsky market - the source.
Representatives of Suleiman Kerimov refused to comment on the situation, but the source close to the businessman said that the project is interesting Kerimov, `but accurate decisions on the amount of investments is no`.
Zamrektora Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sport, Youth and Tourism Yuri Baykovsky said that Suleiman Kerimov has often helped Wrestling Federation.
- Question sponsorship of the World Academy of struggle remains open. But such a project worthy of funding and support, the more that our wrestlers performed well at the London Olympics - said Baykovsky.
On the territory of Cherkizovsky market, owned by sports university, plans to build two buildings. In the administrative structure will house classrooms and conference rooms, a #39;Hall of Fame#39; and the struggle of the Russian research laboratory. The second building - the Palace of Sports in the stands at 5 million viewers, which will host the training and competition of athletes.
- According to rough estimates, the volume of investment in the project could be around $ 20-25 million - calculated Finam analyst THEIR `` Anatoly Vakulenko.
World Academy of struggle to unite all sports, methodical, scientific, institutional and innovative potential of Russia#39;s struggle gained at present in Russia and abroad.
The main focus of the Academy will be the preparation of athletes, as well as judges for the Olympic and non-Olympic fight, with the participation of leading Russian and foreign experts (trainers, psychologists, sports doctors, physiotherapists).
Besides sports center will certification and recertification of coaches and judges is carried out on the instructions of FILA international seminars, conferences and congresses.
