In recent years, the distribution of state funding to federations has been a real hot potato in the sports sector. It is promised not to change the criteria this year, but to revise them for next year. The amount allocated for this purpose next year is the same as this year, namely 6.1 million euros, of which 3.2 million are directed to the core activities of 94 recognized federations, 2.2 million to 15 priority sports organizations, 130,000 euros to regional federations, 416,000 euros – for sports events.
Contract with one organization
The year 2025 will be the second year that the federations will receive the co-financing of this sport from one organization with one contract. this was done to be understandable and traceable in the order of channeling of funds, and also to economize administrative expenses and to be able to allocate them to support federations and social support of individual athletes, the parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Education and Science silvija Amatniece (JV) said in the saeima’s Sports Subcommittee, emphasizing that one one of the most crucial criteria is the involvement of children and young people in sports activities.
The criteria are divided into three blocks: mass formation, competition organization and achievements, said Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Director of the Sports Department of the Ministry of Education and Culture. He drew attention to the explanation of definitions - one of them, about which ther were the most questions - what is an athlete? It is a person at least 10 years old, who is registered in the federation’s sportsmen’s register and has participated twice a year in competitions included in the federation’s calendar. The sportsmen’s register must be on the federation’s website, it must include not only the name, surname, but also the type of sport. If a person is involved in several sports (not disciplines), he must be mentioned several times in the register.
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