Penza, 21 August 2012. PenzaNews. Working meeting of the governor of the Penza region Vasily Bochkarev and the Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko was held in Moscow on Monday, August 20. At the meeting the participants discussed the prospects of development of sports in the region.

“In particular, they discussed the construction of several pools in different areas of the region and the Wrestling Palace in Penza. The increase of the number of facilities in the region is justified: Penza athletes were able to win different medals at the Olympic Games in London thanks to modern sports infrastructure,” said the press service of the regional government.

It is planned that the construction of sports facilities will be financed from the regional and federal budgets.