Government of Ukraine launches the process of handing over powers to the sports federations
Within the framework of decentralization and deregulation, the Ministry
of Youth and Sports of Ukraine has launched an experiment by transferring more powers
to the sport federations. The relevant agreements between the Ministry of Youth
and Sports and four federations were inked on August 13. In the frames of the
experiment, the federations will independently organize and hold sports
competitions and training exercise, ensure participation
of national teams in international competitions.
The experiment will take
place through 1 September 2015 - 31 December 2016, with participation of the Basketball
Federation, Ukrainian Weightlifting
Federation, Ukrainian Athletic
Federation, Ukrainian Diving Federation.
"The Ministry
creates the conditions, while each particular federation should develop
particular sports and bears responsibility for the number of medals, for the
results in the international arena, for the training of athletes and for the popularizing
of the particular sport in Ukraine," Ihor
Zhdanov stressed.
On
the outcomes of the experiment there will be prepared corresponding amendments
to laws.