The exclusive concession to SEGAS of the central stadium of OAKA and the surrounding areas (K1, K2, indoor gym, hostels) for 49 years, according to the standards of the respective concession of the indoor gym to KAE Panathinaikos, requested the president of the track and field federation, S , by the Deputy Minister of Sports, Lefteris Avgenakis. The proposal was submitted publicly, during the press conference given today (25/5) at the Olympic Stadium, on the occasion of the signing of a Program Contract between the Ministry of Sports, the Attica Region and the OAKA Administration, to replace all the tires synthetic carpets (tartan) of OAKA.
The Deputy Minister of Sports spoke about a great day for OAKA and the Greek track and field, emphasizing that the facility had been abandoned to its fate after the 2004 Olympic Games, leading the Greek track and field to introversion, since in this field they could not be international events. «The bet is to find the OAKA track in the international spotlight“Stressed Mr. Avgenakis, who, regarding the request of the president of SEGAS, replied that each proposal is recorded and evaluated.
The replacement of the tartans, both in the central stage and in the auxiliary K1 and K2 and the training center, as well as the other projects described in the Program Contract, will be financed by the Attica Region, in an investment that will amount to 5.8 million. euro. “The Attica Region is a functional shareholder in the upgrade of OAKA and has the potential to be transformed into a metropolis of sports,” said Attica Regional Governor George Patoulis, who spoke of “the beginning of a new era.”
On the same wavelength is the president of the Greek Olympic Committee, Spyros Kapralos, who spoke of a day of great joy and reiterated the constant request for the Olympic Stadium to be provided free of charge for the training of national track and field teams, as well as the Panhellenic Championship. federation wishes to organize it in OAKA.
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