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The construction of an indoor sports center in Andros was approved

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The sports project “Indoor sports center in Gavrio, Andros, type T11B, with the method of simultaneous study and construction”, budget 3,348,000 euros, is financed by the Ministry of Sports. The approval of the funding, from the Sectoral Development Program (SDP) of the Ministry of Education, Religion and Sports, for infrastructure in the field of sports, was announced by the Deputy Minister of Sports, Yiannis Vroutsis, and the Mayor of Andros, Theodosis Sousoudis, in a special ceremony took place in the packed event hall of the Gavrio Primary School.

The Deputy Minister of Sports, Yannis Vroutsis, emphasized: “Andros is getting the sports facility it deserves, modern and safe, for the new generation of the island. A dream of decades is finally coming true. From the first moment I supported the request of the mayor of Andros, Theodosis Sousoudis, for the sports development of the island. The Indoor Sports Center will be the jewel, not only of Andros, but of the entire Cyclades. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, for their presence at the event announcing the project, to our Olympians who inspired the new generation of Andros with their words. Our daily concern is the development of sports through the upgrading and modernization of sports facilities».

The mayor of Andros, Theodosis Sousoudis, said: “Today is a special day for Andros. These are historic moments for the sports society of our island, for the new generation. I thank our patriot, the Deputy Minister of Sports, who responded to our request and decided to join the financing of such an important project as the Indoor Sports Center of Andros. We are grateful to him for his valuable and decisive help».

The Indoor Sports Center of Andros, which will be auctioned in the coming weeks, will serve the sportsmen and women who now use the open courts of Andros, with all the difficulties and bad weather conditions, and is expected to meet the sports needs of the sports clubs, with accessibility for athletes with disabilities. It will have a capacity of 400 spectators and will consist of:

– the sports and fitness room, which will be used for training and gymnastics, basketball and volleyball matches,

– the complex of auxiliary – hall – spaces, which will serve the athletes,

– the stands and auxiliary areas of the spectators.

The event was graced by the presence of the Olympians Zoe Fitsiu and Antonis Papakonstantinou (rowing), Kostas Tsartsaris (basketball), Evi Moraitidou (polo), the Olympian in the Marathon Maria Polyzou, the Olympian and world champion in Beach Volleyball, Vasso Karatassiou, and the windsurfing world champion, George Frank. The “present” was given by municipal councilors of the Municipality of Andros, athletes, coaches and members of the administrations of Andros sports associations.

Special moments were experienced by dozens of students from the island, who participated in a “Sports Education & Values ​​of Sports” Workshop, together with the leading sportsmen and women who accompanied the Deputy Minister of Sports.

After the event, Mr. Vroutsis and the distinguished sportsmen and women attended the Panandria Christmas Party and the lighting of the Christmas Boat in the port of Gavrio.

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