The modern sports complex “Arktika” was opened in Korotchayevo

Within the working visit to Noviy Urengoy the governor of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Dmitry Artyukhov participated in the opening ceremony of the new sports complex “Arktika” in Korotchayevo. The event was also attended by the head of Noviy Urengoy Ivan Kostogryz and a Russian professional boxer Alexander Povetkin.

“Korotchayevo is actively developing; there are a lot of good things going on here. Building of this universal complex is one of them. I am sure that during the day all the gyms will be full of young people. And in the evening, after work, grownups will definitely come here. They will improve health, do their favorite sports. I sincerely congratulate you on the opening!” — Dmitry Artyukhov said.

The universal complex “Arktika” was built in accordance with all modern standards and sports trends. On the first storey there are premises of a skiing center, a sauna, administrative and auxiliary rooms, a universal sports hall with seats for the audience in 365 people and a universal hall for freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling with seats for the audience in 100 people. On the second storey there are also rooms for administrative and auxiliary purposes, a medical office, a chess club and gyms: aerobics, training apparatuses, boxing, table tennis and darts, as the press service of the governor of Yamal informs.

Sports and recreational work for students of educational institutions of Korotchayevo and Limbyayakha will be coordinated on the basis of the sports complex, also high-quality process of trainings and competitions will be provided. The first large-scale sports event took place in the central hall of “Arktika” – the match meeting in boxing among juniors. Pupils of local sports schools participated in boxing duels.

It should be noted that construction of sports objects in Yamal is aimed at achievement of goals defined by the May Decree of the President of Russia “On national goals and strategic objectives of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2024”. At the moment 13 sports objects are being built and designed in Yamal, 6 of them are being built within the Yamal-Nenets targeted investment program and 7 are being built at the expense of fuel and energy enterprises.

The photos can be found here: https://sever-press.ru/2018/12/24/v-korotchaevo-otkrylsja-sovremennyj-sportkompleks-arktika/