Kolos sports complex for people with disabilities opened in Poltava region with EU reconstruction support
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The Kolos sports and rehabilitation complex for people with disabilities opened today in Reshetylivka, Poltava Oblast.
The center has undergone extensive reconstruction within the EIB's Ukraine Early Recovery Program.
What is the problem?
Russian troops keep destroying the sports infrastructure brick by brick. The enemies seem not just to destroy villages but modern sports complexes in the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. Ukraine's Ministry of Youth Sports continues to publish devastating statistics.
Currently, there are very few places in Ukraine where people with disabilities can play sports and rehabilitate.
What is the solution?
The reconstruction of the "Kolos" started in April 2021 and continued amidst the full-scale war after February 2022.
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How does it work?
The center will provide a full range of rehabilitation services for more than 300 children and young people with musculoskeletal, visual, hearing, physical and mental development disorders.
The "Kolos" will also train highly qualified athletes to join Ukraine's national teams of paralympic and deaflympic sports.
The works included:
- strengthening the building foundation,
- reconstruction of the roof, garage, and porches,
- installation of thermal insulation,
- interior finishing works,
- landscaping.
To increase the complex capacity, an additional floor was constructed.
The windows and doors were replaced, and new ventilation, lighting, power, and water supply networks were installed.
The installation of a fully accessible elevator, corridors, and entryways for people with disabilities made the building fully inclusive. The fire safety of the complex also was improved.
We are proud of our athletes who became winners in many prestigious international competitions, said Kolos Director Serhii Kot'man.
With the reconstruction of the facility, we can now provide more opportunities for our athletes to train and compete at the highest level, he added.
The renovation was financed through a €930,000 EIB loan supported by €220,000 from the Poltava region. In addition to the contractual works, the local authorities have initiated the construction of a new sports hall, with €980,000 from the region's budget.
Ukraine's city of Lviv has also opened a sports complex for beach sports.
