Nikos Hardalias: “A brand new period for OAKA and sports activities in Attica” – 2024-05-22 11:51:33

“Twenty years after the group of the Athens Olympic Video games – essentially the most profitable occasion thus far – we’re right here to breathe new life into OAKA. With organized work, we’re making use of Attica’s Olympic legacy, upgrading its most essential sporting landmark,” mentioned Mr. Hardalias, after signing the related contract on the OAKA premises.

5.7 million euros from the Attica Area for the modernization of the OAKA sports activities amenities

Because the Regional Governor of Attica particularly talked about, with this explicit mission “the Area is investing within the modernization of the amenities of the biggest sports activities heart in Greece – and certainly after 20 years, during which there had been completely no intervention. In a yr from now, athletes could have at their disposal a state-of-the-art sports activities venue, absolutely useful and secure, as our “golden kids” deserve, who with their performances have made us nationally proud”. Mr. Hardalias additionally emphasised that the modernization of the OAKA is a part of the Area’s technique “to spotlight Attica as a sports activities metropolis, with state-of-the-art amenities that may efficiently host massive occasions of world scope”.

Yannis Vroutsis: “The Area of Attica is our major associate within the recruitment of all businesses for contemporary and absolutely useful Sports activities Facilities”

The Deputy Minister of Sports activities, Yiannis Vroutsis, mentioned: “We stay trustworthy to our dedication to improve our Nationwide Sports activities Facilities, via elevated funding and expanded partnerships with the Municipalities and Areas of the nation, and we work day by day for this. The Area of Attica and the Regional Governor Nikos Hardalias are amongst our key companions within the recruitment of all businesses for contemporary and absolutely useful Sports activities Facilities. We’re making regular progress within the implementation of our strategic plan, which goals to as soon as once more make our iconic Olympic Stadium a pole of attraction for main occasions, along with a welcoming “house” for classical sportsmen and ladies. The goal of the mission is the restoration of the athletics of O.A.Okay.A. “Spyros Louis”, with the upkeep and upgrading of a part of the amenities, in order that they grow to be useful each for the day by day use of the general public and athletes, in addition to for the conclusion of worldwide Classical Sports activities occasions”.

Specifically: supplied

• Alternative of all of the artificial elastic carpets (tartan) with internationally licensed supplies, on a complete floor of 6,750 sq.m. The mission issues the Central Stadium, the Central Stadium Heat-up, the auxiliary fields K1 and K2 and the Indoor Coaching Middle, in order that the artificial rubber carpets are appropriate for the popularity of athletes’ performances in worldwide and pan-Hellenic competitions.
• Sealing of the roof of the indoor swimming pool with a complete space of ​​4,953 sq.m.
• Changing sections of fencing with new gates and mesh panels.

The upkeep mission, which is being carried out for the primary time on the OAKA premises after the Athens 2004 Olympic Video games, is anticipated to be accomplished inside a yr.
The funding comes from the assets of the Area of Attica, which tendered and executed the mission on behalf of OAKA, based mostly on the related programming contract signed with the Ministry of the Atmosphere and OAKA.

The signing ceremony of the contract was attended by the Common Secretary of Sports activities Giorgos Mavrotas, the Deputy Regional Governors of Sports activities-Olympic Preferrred Vassiliki Millousi, Northern Sector Loukia Kefalogianni and Training Errika Prezerakou, the Particular Secretary of the Attica Area Elena Rapti, the Coordinator Common Director of the O.A. Okay.A. Konstantinos Halioris and the President Gianna Batsou, the president of SEGAS Sofia Sakorafa, the marathon runner Maria Polyzou, the athletics champion Olga Vasdeki, and so on.