At the Irkutsk City Duma hearings, the development and accessibility of sports in the city were discussed, next year the priority will be building new school stadiums and sports grounds. Already 39 public sports facilities operate in Irkutsk, and 27 new facilities were installed this year under the Sport in Yards project.

The issue of the development and accessibility of sports was raised at the City Duma hearings
The priority area of work for next year will be the construction of new school stadiums with artificial and grass mini-football fields with 4 polyurethane running tracks, stands, and strength and sports complexes. Thus, the first stage of construction includes schools No. 73, No. 40, No. 75, and No. 17. Also, 8 courts measuring 16x30 will appear on the grounds of schools No. 14, No. 21, No. 9, No. 65, No. 77, Gymnasium No. 2, No. 29, and No. 45.
In addition, there are already 39 publicly accessible flat sports facilities operating in Irkutsk. These include 19 rinks, 1 mini-football field, and 19 universal sports grounds measuring 16x30. Since 2004, the City Sports and Methodological Center has been developing this area in our city. Also, at the beginning of 2013, it is planned to transfer four more hockey rinks to the CSMC. As the head of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Irkutsk administration, Natalya Ivanova, notes, basic teams are being created in various districts of the city by the sports and methodological center, and they are provided with opportunities to train with professional coaches on the rinks and at the Vympel Sports Complex. In addition, the first open Irkutsk championship among yard teams in ice hockey is planned to be held in February next year.
In addition to the 23 clubs existing at schools, children can train on 77 sports grounds near their homes. Within the framework of the Duma project "Sport into the Yards," 25 universal sports grounds measuring 16x30 m and 2 full-size hockey rinks measuring 30x60 m were installed this year in different districts of the city. Of the 27 sports facilities, 8 are located on the grounds of educational institutions and 19 are in residential courtyards.
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk City Duma