In the Chelyabinsk region, the number of people who regularly play sports is steadily growing. Among them, a significant share is athletes with disabilities.

TOP-5 of the most popular sports in the Southern Urals

On the eve of the Day of the Physical Education, which is celebrated today, August 8, such data were voiced by Chelyabinskstat. In 2018, sports sections totaled 655585, in 2019 this figure grew by 11.7% and amounted to 73,2172 people. The number of people with disabilities who regularly play sports in 2019, compared with 2018, increased by 3.2 times (9044 people against 2797 people).

TOP-5 of the most popular sports areas in 2019 is as follows:

1. In the first place football, which is preferred by 7.8% of the total number of people involved in sections.

2. In second place, swimming, which are engaged in 6% of amateur athletes.

3. In third place, athletics (5.3%) and volleyball (5.1%).

4. In fourth place in chess (4.7%) and basketball (4.6%).

5. In fifth place – lovers of ski racing (4.2% of the total number of people involved in sports).

In 2019, in the Chelyabinsk region there were 5516 sports facilities, which include 3529 flat sports facilities, 1849 sports halls, 101 swimming pools, 37 stadiums with stands for 1,500 seats or more. In addition, one military-patriotic and sports-technical, as well as 55 sports organizations of additional education for children worked. The number of children in them was 516 people and 29143 people, respectively.

Recall that great attention to the development of physical education and sports is paid to the governor Alexey Tevesler. He set a goal to increase the number of sports facilities in the region. Large sports centers recently opened in the Argayashsky and Varnensky districts.

“We are very serious about the development of sports, we begin to build more than 50 objects,” said Alexei Texler. – And for each settlement, the sports structure is important.