Sports in Chernivtsi
The network of cultural, educational and sports establishments and facilities is well-developed in Chernivtsi: 5 stadiums, 186 sports grounds, 2 tennis grounds, 11 football (soccer) grounds, 4 skiing entities, 21 shooting galleries, 3 swimming pools, 69 gyms, 62 gyms with special training equipment and an international motorcycle racing track.
Currently 7,950 inhabitants are members of sport clubs in 30 different kinds of sports and more than 50,000 people are involved in different sports activities.
117 trainers work in 14 children's specialized sport schools. The most popular are football school, field hockey and arching schools. There are also 28 students with the International Sports Master title and 87 Sports Masters of Ukraine (these titles are given for achievements in international and national competitions). Every year 6-8 International Sports Masters and 20-25 Sports Masters of Ukraine have been trained in these schools.
160 sport events are held in the city annually in different kinds of sports. Children’s Football League (CFL) was established in Chernivtsi for the first time in Ukraine. 45 teams of four age groups participate now in the 6th Championship and CSL Cup and Super-Cup competitions.
Baseball and hockey teams as well as Football Club "BUKOVYNA" are the participant of the national Ukrainian championships in these kinds of sports.
The most developed and popular kinds of sports are arching, judo, field
hockey, karate, power-lifting and orienteering.
8 sportsmen are the members of national teams in different sports and
12 - Ukrainian youth national teams.
Three athletes from Chernivtsi were prize-winners of world tournaments,
2- European and 42- of national championships in 2002.
Youth Policies in Chernivtsi
The youth is a very important social factor in the city. About 70,000 young people under the age of 28 which comprise 25% of the entire population. The majority of the youth population (59,088) are high school and college students.
The bodies of state executive power, state establishments and organizations, Chernivtsi City Council as well as youth non-government organizations and charity foundations carry out the youth policies in the city.
The YOUTH Municipal Programme, which comprised the fundamentals and directories of youth policies, had been approved by the Chernivtsi City Council on February 17, 2000. Coordinating Board on Youth Policies is an important instrument of cooperation between different bodies of state and local powers in community.
Tourism
Chernivtsi has an enormous tourism potential for its numerous monuments of different historic periods and ethnic cultures, rich palette of multinational population cultural customs and traditions, favorable geographic position.
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