Gazprom: Another three modern sports centers to open in St. Petersburg

The construction of three sports and health centers under the Gazprom for Children program has been completed in St. Petersburg. The centers are located in the settlement of Metallostroy (Kolpinsky District), in the town of Petergof, and in the Moskovsky District.

The commissioning permits for the facilities have been obtained. It is planned to open the centers in September.

The complexes in Metallostroy and Petergof are the first sports facilities in these municipalities that are equipped with all-season ice rinks. Each complex has an artificial ice rink, measuring 30 meters wide and 60 meters long, for ice hockey, figure skating, and mass ice skating events.

In addition, each of these sports and health centers is provided with two gyms and two swimming pools (one for children and one for adults), and is accessible to people with disabilities. In total, these complexes will be able to accommodate up to 2,600 people per day.

The sports complex in the Moskovsky District has an exercise room and a dance hall, which are provided with all necessary equipment and can house 180 visitors per day. It is planned to hand over the complex to the operative management of Olympic Reserve Sports School No. 2 in the Moskovsky District. The complex will become the first facility of the Gazprom for Children program to host training sessions for professional gymnasts.

Taking into account the three new centers, the number of sports facilities built in the city within the Company’s social program has reached 37.

Gazprom continues to take part in the development of sports-related urban infrastructure. Three sports and health centers are currently under construction: a center with an ice rink in the Petrogradsky District and two centers with swimming pools in the Nevsky District and the town of Pushkin.

“Historically, our city has been known for its sports traditions. Champions from Leningrad and St. Petersburg are the pride of the whole country. The modern sports complexes that we are building and giving to St. Petersburg are our contribution to the future of the city and Russian sports both on a mass and professional scale. I firmly believe that this will pave the way to big-time sports and to Olympic heights for many boys and girls!” said Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee.