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Lukashenko on funding sports: No progress, no money

MINSK, 4 April (BelTA) – Every ruble invested in the sports industry should pay back, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting on 4 April to discuss support for physical culture and sports, BelTA has learned.

The president asked what had been done to sort things out, first of all, in team sports and what else needs to be done, how his instructions are being fulfilled and how the spending of public funds by clubs and federations is overseen.

“It is not a problem today to track where this money goes. Please finance your relatives, friends, mistresses out of your own pocket. Do clubs manage their funds fairly and effectively enough or do they simply burn them thoughtlessly? What do they use this money for? We will hold the Sports Ministry accountable for sports facilities that cost billions of rubles,” Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized.

The head of state went on saying: “Sports have received and will continue to receive the necessary support in our country, but every ruble invested must pay back. No progress, no money.” 

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