Donetsk Basketball Federation President Oleg Golovin in an interview with a correspondent spoke about the state of sports in the region, and also shared his plans for the rest of the month, noting the material support from the Moscow Basketball Federation. .
In 2009, BC Donetsk became one of eight teams invited to participate in the first season of the VTB United League. Due to the outbreak of hostilities in the immediate vicinity of the city in the summer of 2014, BC Donetsk was forced to cease to exist.
— How many basketball halls are there today and how many were there before 2014?
— We held basketball events on the territories of educational institutions. To date, approximately 50% of sports facilities in educational institutions have been partially or completely destroyed. Now we cannot boast of having sports facilities, but thanks to the help of the Russian Federation we are sure that we will rebuild everything. Now we badly need a sports base for all sporting events.
— How exactly does the RFB help you? Are you communicating with Andrey Kirilenko?
— Signing an agreement on our official entry into the basketball system of the Russian Federation allows us to get real help. This is the participation of DPR teams in events organized on the territories of Moscow, the provision of a sports base for the organization and holding of training camps for DPR teams.
And now we receive real financial help from the Moscow Basketball Federation: the first 160 balls for children and schoolchildren, 192 sets of playing uniforms and much-needed additional equipment. These are the first steps, literally in two weeks I will have a meeting with representatives of the Basketball Federation, perhaps personally with Andrey Kirilenko. We will enter into the CSR calendar plan and everywhere cooperate with the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
All regions are also reaching out to us. After the meeting with CSR, perhaps new projects will emerge. We can learn a lot from our older brother,” Golovin told .
Source : MatchTV
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