Representatives of nine sports can use the renovated sports complex in Szolnok – with video and gallery

On Friday, the people of Szolnok could celebrate the final stage of a complex series of renovations on Véső út. The flags used at the event arrived at the scene with the help of Hungarian paratroopers. The MH Szolnok Air Force band performed a lawn show, the students of Sándor Csoma Kőrösi and Fiumei út elementary school created a live image of 360 people, drawing the inscription Szolnok in blue and yellow.

József Rózsa, the managing director of the Szolnoki Sports Center, said that in 2020, due to the coronavirus epidemic, they could celebrate the completion of a part of the complex in a small circle. He is especially happy that hundreds of people have now gathered in the stands of the athletic center.

Fencers and athletes could also be happy, the beach bath was renewed

Thanks to the rehabilitation of the district, the cradle of several sports has been renewed in recent years. As mentioned, the sports center was built from six completely different projects, and in its first phase, the B. Nagy Pál sports hall was reborn with a new fencing and renovated basketball hall. In October 2020, the athletic center and the beach spa were handed over as part of 3 projects. We witnessed the development of the public road network, the construction of parking lots, and the drainage of internal and stormwater was implemented in the area.

The development of the Véső út sports center could be completed with the last investment program element, just handed over.

“They try to make the most of everything in Szolnok”

Dr. Ádám Schmidt, the State Secretary responsible for sports at the Ministry of Defense, said in his welcome speech that it is clear from the event’s accompanying programs that they always try to get the most out of everything in Szolnok, and this is no different in the field of sports. The state secretary talked about how he is connected to the county seat by several threads, he also touched on the character-shaping nature of sport.

– In sports management, we try to pay attention to the fact that the result can be measured not only in the best results of the professionals. Sport is much more than that. Humility, perseverance, discipline. It teaches people values ​​that will accompany them throughout their lives. It is important that physical exercise becomes a part of everyone’s life, and that the complex supports community sports in addition to competitive sports, he explained while looking around the renovated buildings.