02 December 2015, 14:41
According to the Secretariat of the Committee, HelpSport is a project initiated by Sylantiyev (Olympic silver medalist, World and European Swimming Champion, four-time Swimming World Cup Winner), aimed at efficient addressing the problem of neglected state of sports infrastructure in Ukraine. The purpose of the event "HelpSport on the fashion sport day" is to provide youth sports schools in Ukraine with sports equipment.
During the event, which was held on November 30, 2015 in the Premier Palace hotel with the support of interfaction deputy union "Healthy Nation" and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, Sylantiyev stressed in particular that the project is aimed at formation of public opinion and creation of demand for sports, and also at strengthening of the motivation for engaging in sports, and thus at building of a healthy nation. "In turn, the State should contribute to this process and provide all necessary conditions for doing sports and increasing physical activity of the population, and take measures to popularize healthy living," the MP said.
Organizers of the "HelpSport on the fashion sport day" event handed over "HelpSport" sports clothes collection made by a civic activist and stylist Inna Sylantiyeva and Ukrainian fashion designer Iryna Paternak and also sports equipment to regional youth sports schools of Kyiv, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions.