Rustem Khamitov opened the sports complex at the Republican boarding school N5

On September 1 the President of Bashkortostan Rustem Khamitov has taken part in opening of the sports complex at the Republican boarding school N5 in Ufa. For the last 12 years the pupils of this sports school have become the winners of world and European championships, Olympic and Paralympic Games in light athletics, fencing, wrestling, canoe-padding, powerlifting, volley-ball, basketball and kickboxing 75 times. On behalf of the sportsmen the school graduate, the champion of the Paralympic Games in Athens and the prize-winner of the Paralympic Games in Beijing track and field athlete Elena Pautova greeted the guests. The President of Bashkortostan wished the pupils that the sports complex would serve them for a long period of time.

The sports complex under the boarding school includes three sports halls: the first one is meant for boxing, wrestling and judo, the next one is meant for fencing and badminton and the third sports hall is universal – for basketball, volley-ball, mini-football and handball. There is also a stadium on the territory of the sports center 90x60 meters with natural coating, racetracks and the sector with modern rubber coating and equipment for track and field training. Reconstruction of the training and residential blocks, construction of the new canteen and a hostel is planned in the nearest future.

For the reference: the boarding school N5 was established in 1961 for children from families with many children and needy ones. In 1999 it has been reoriented into the Republican boarding school N5 with sports profile. At present time 280 pupils study here, including 17 orphans and social orphans. 22 pedagogues, 19 tutors and 16 coaches work at the school. The construction of the sports center started in 2010 at the expense of the Republican Fund for social goal-oriented programs. The cost of the object is 209 million rubles.