Promotion of Sports
NOVATEK is strongly focused on promoting sports across its footprint, including for children and young people, and also engages its employees in sporting events.
Supporting youth soccer
Host regions/cities:
- Chelyabinsk Region;
- Kostroma Region.
Highlights:
- five indoor football grounds were built for winning teams’ schools in the Chelyabinsk and Kostroma Regions;
- school teams attended a master class with ambassadors of the Russian Football Union.
We strongly support the development of youth soccer and run the NOVATEK — Step to Bigger Football program. The program aims to support amateur sports and promote a healthy lifestyle among children.
Supporting student basketball and youth volleyball
Host regions/cities:
- Moscow;
- Ivanovo Region;
- Yaroslavl Region;
- Tula Region;
- Kostroma Region.
Highlights:
- more than 800 teams and over 10 thousand athletes from 70 regions of Russia participated in the competitions;
- the Student Basketball Association interregional streetball championship was held.
Through a partnership with the Student Basketball Association, NOVATEK provides annual support for basketball competitions among student teams from leading Russian universities.