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Lyulin backs new combat sports center in Dzerzhinsk
Yevgeny Lyulin, chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Region, examined the needs of the Sozvezdie school in Dzerzhinsk and backed the idea of establishing a new combat sports center. The school trains about 900 people, and the aim is to renovate its existing facilities and create a center suitable for major tournaments.
Yevgeny Lyulin, chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Region, inspected the Sozvezdie Olympic Reserve Combat Sports School in the city of Dzerzhinsk. Following the visit, Lyulin backed a proposal to establish a new combat sports center in the city.
Lyulin was accompanied by Yuliya Garevskaya, a Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation and a member of the regional parliament; Andrey Kuvayev, director of the Parus Adaptive Sports Center; and representatives of the Dzerzhinsk administration.
School’s medal tally reaches 1,025
The Sozvezdie school, founded in 2007, is led by Svetlana Panteleyeva, a Merited Master of Sport of Russia, world and European champion in sumo, and a European championship medalist in judo. About 900 people train at the school, which offers instruction in judo, sumo and sambo. People with health limitations are also among those receiving training.
During its 19 years of operation, the school has produced two Merited Masters of Sport of Russia, 10 International-Class Masters of Sport and more than 50 Masters of Sport of Russia. Its students have won 170 gold, 98 silver and 117 bronze medals at international competitions.
At tournaments held across Russia, the school’s athletes have won 226 gold, 173 silver and 240 bronze medals. The school’s total medal count was given as 1,025.
Infrastructure needed for combat sports center
Lyulin also inspected two gyms on Matrosova and Oktyabrskaya streets. During the visit, it was noted that the facilities needed repairs to their facades and roofs, modern ventilation systems in the gyms and renovations in some sections.
Lyulin said athletes representing the region and the country should have suitable training conditions. He said Sozvezdie could become one of Russia’s leading combat sports centers and stressed that regular support at the regional and municipal levels was necessary to achieve this goal.
Existing gyms inadequate for major competitions
After inspecting the gyms, Lyulin discussed the future of the proposal to establish a combat sports center in Dzerzhinsk with the city’s sports community. The school’s director said the existing gyms could not accommodate the number of mats required for all disciplines and therefore could not host top-level competitions.
Lyulin said the new center could become one of the focal points for the development of sport in Dzerzhinsk. He said housing a combat sports gym suitable for major events and a facility for athletes’ recovery in the same complex would help the city host national and international competitions.
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